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Tag Archives: Celebrate
Eager Friends, Happy Heart
I come by my folly honestly. From the time I was a little person, I remember my father feeding the birds every day. I mentioned that in an earlier blog post which you can find here: Lessons From Earlier Gardeners … Continue reading
Giving Thanks, Receiving Blessings, Two Unsolved Surprises
My daughter and son-in-law, and grandchildren live some states away from me. Bless them, they made the drive, and we celebrated Thanksgiving together a tad bit early. It was extraordinary! It was so much fun to be together. One day … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life in these times, Love
Tagged Blessings, Celebrate, Children, Thanksgiving
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July 5th — Ohio Adventures
Today, July 5th, 2021, was a delightful day — you may not hear about it right away; however, I would like to write about it while everything is still fresh in my mind. Last week I made plans to visit … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Family, Friendship
Tagged Blessings, Celebrate, Children, Friendship, Memories
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Swing Set and Engine Hoist
I doubt that my male friends who work on cars would naturally think of a swingset as a possible engine hoist – but then ours was not an ordinary swing set. Anchored on one end by a substantial Pear Tree … Continue reading
Decorating For Christmas
Last Sunday was the first Sunday in Advent, and it dawned on me yesterday that I better get busy. It helps that it has snowed since yesterday morning, and there is NO WAY that I am going out. I did … Continue reading
The Day After Thanksgiving
Let me begin by hoping that you and yours have had a blessed Thanksgiving. In my book, that includes these hopes: no one choked on a turkey bone no one got in an accident driving to or from the location … Continue reading
An Excellent Evening
Some weeks ago, I wrote a post about visiting long time friends on their farm. You can read about that here: When the River Won’t Flow: A Delightful Getaway While visiting, I saw a picture in the Tractor Supply Catalog … Continue reading
This Woman’s Heart
Anyone who has loitered on my blogsite — When the River Won’t Flow — within the last eight months, knows that the death of my dearest love has broken my heart. grief is a hard taskmaster my tears flow too … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Love
Tagged Blessings, Celebrate, Children, God, Grief, Love, Thanksgiving
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Taming the Wild Kingdom
In the months since my husband’s death, our home has been pretty much a wreck. Neither the dining room nor kitchen tables were usable for their designated purpose, i.e., meals. Instead, I turned them into gross warehouses of paperwork, files, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life in these times, Love
Tagged Blessings, Celebrate, Children, Love, Prayer, Thanksgiving
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Mischief in Public
It is odd to discover all the things that change when your spouse dies. Particularly, when your spouse was your best friend, the one you could talk to about anything, the one who was deliciously amorous and humorously wicked. My … Continue reading