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Happiness: First Tomato of 2026
When I think of summertime as a kid, I think of my Grampy’s gardens full of tomatoes, buckets heaping with blackberries, and countertops lined with an assortment of Ball jars, ready to can the flavor of summer. ~ Damaris Phillips … Continue reading
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Happiness: The Next Phase
Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. ~ Dag Hammarskjold Happiness: The Next Phase Life happens in phases or … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, be happy, chapters, COVID, family, happiness, happy, life, love, memoir, mental health, phases, writing
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Beware the Ides of March!
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. ~ William Butler Yeats Beware the Ides of March! Long ago it has been established that I’m not normal, I’m also not Caesar, … Continue reading
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Happy Little Pizza Review
Happiness is having a large, caring, close-knit family, in another city. ~ George Burns Happy Little Pizza Review So I was back in New York this past week, a sort of business trip. I was back there both to file … Continue reading
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Granny’s Christmas Sugar Kisses
Grandmothers are a gift not to be taken lightly. So many lose them before they are old enough to know their magic. ~ Nikita Gill Granny’s Christmas Sugar Kisses I like Thanksgiving and as a result I have some traditions … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, be happy, Christmas, cookies, family, happiness, happy, holidays, life, traditions
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Things I’m Thankful for Tonight
You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it. ~ Robin Williams Things I’m Thankful for Tonight Today was a big day, my six month post-surgery appointment, which of course came at seven months post surgery, you … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, family, grateful, gratitude, happiness, happy, health, heart surgery, life, new year, surgery, thankful, writing
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Merry Freakin Christmas
Christmas isn’t a season, it’s a feeling. ~ Edna Ferber Merry Freakin Christmas So the image above is a perfect image to represent how I feel about Christmas. First, I really don’t like Christmas, this is old territory for long-time … Continue reading
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Don’t Make it About You!
I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath. ~ David Lynch Don’t Make it About You! Someone said something to me while visiting during my recovery that I thought … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday to Me!
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! ~ Dr. Suess Happy Birthday to Me! I’ve always had a complicated relationship with my birthday, I imagine most people do. … Continue reading
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