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3 Reasons You Should Consider Writing a Diary as an Adult
there are a series of tremendous benefits to keeping a diary as an adult, and just because this pastime has fallen from popularity, doesn’t mean that it’s not worth exploring all the same.
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Waiting for …
She sits alone in her house waiting for children who never come. Alone by the window peeking through the curtains at the world outside. The world that changed and left her behind. She has no friends, only memories. At night they curl round her as ghosts keep vigil. She waits. Not knowing what she is waiting for. Death maybe but it does not come only regret a life wasted waiting for life to begin.
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What are Ramps and How Do You Cook Them?
Call them ramps, spring onions, ramsons, wild leeks or wild garlic, as Mamaw Flotie would say "hit don't matter what ya call'em they'll cure what ails ye". Recipes for Spring Tonic and Ramp Shrimp Scampi included.
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Fire Trucks are for Boys
This was the first time I realized that boys could do things that girls were not allowed to do and it was so not fair. My mom agreed and so her and my maternal Grandfather went out and bought me a tricycle
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5 Family Friendly 90’s Kids Halloween Movies
Here are some family-friendly Halloween movies from my childhood that I know your kids will love!
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When #SoCS
“When I see you smile” This lyric is the first thing that came to my mind when I saw today’s prompt. Back when music was great and our hair was big. Maybe, I’m partial because that happened to be when I was a teenager. Am I aging myself? Oh, well, I will get over it. I am a woman of a certain age and when you become a certain age, you should be proud because as they say, the alternative is worse. When, if, if and when. If means it might but when means it will. If I go to the store, leaves it up in the air about whether I…
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W is for Walls: If Walls Could Talk
Shadows of yesteryear fall long upon the empty walls Reminding me of all the lives lived. If walls could talk would they give up their secrets as easily as a butterfly shedding it’s cacoon. Suitcases forbidden rendezvous loves lost passions found Desperation loneliness death What tales would they tell Would they hold our secrets close Like a friend never divulging our sins.
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So Like Very
So is one of those filler words. Similar to like and very. These are words that are overused, really mean nothing, and don’t add anything to a sentence. If you are writing and you see “so”, “like”, or “very”, take a minute and rethink their use. Do you really need them in that sentence? Are you using them out of a bad habit? Can you find a better word to use in place of it? This makes me think of this song. Am I aging myself? Hey, I’m a proud 80’s girl. Anyway, so like gag me with a spoon. If you want to like totally immerse yourself in like the 80’s…
