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cracked.

Innocence shattered. A broken reputation. A Cub Scout criminal. My initiation into the wrong side of the law was on a hot summer Sunday afternoon in 1968, when I was just a sun-kissed, freckle-faced, blond-haired skinny kid who was barely … Continue reading

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the gift.

It’s been awhile since I’ve written. Almost too long… but the mind has settled, the heart has slowed, the breathing has grown patterned once again and the fingers want to caress the keys from the soul’s bright spirit today. I … Continue reading

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That FIRST Father’s Day after…

My Dad passed away last year two days after Christmas of heart failure. It was quick and, according to medical professionals, painless. I’m grateful for that and I believe my Dad would be grateful for that as well. He was … Continue reading

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rear window.

Daryl and I have lived at our current location for close to 5 years now. Our 2nd floor condo has a small tastefully decorated patio that overlooks several other areas of our condo-opolis. During the warm days of summer, I … Continue reading

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let THAT summer begin!

Summer officially begins this weekend. I will be inside working several hours a day for the Memorial Day weekend sales, I (at times) will be thinking wistfully of childhood summers past. I had no Face Book, Twitter, texting or blogging … Continue reading

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look at that cloud!

As I lay on the hilltop this breezy spring day in the grass with my 7 year old niece, I felt myself child-like. It was a rough week for me. I had lost my Dad a month before due to … Continue reading

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I keep telling her NOT to grow up, but she does.

  Ashley and Quintin Last night, Daryl and I had a WONDERFUL dinner with our oldest daughter Ashley and her freshly linked (read: married in December of 2010) partner Quintin. Ashley texted me a few hours before my shift at … Continue reading

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