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Those who know me know that me with an absence of words is, well, odd.  To say the least. I have so many words, so much of the time.  And I rarely fail to use them.  With the dear husband … Continue reading →

BUCK ~2000 to 2018 It is with a heavy yet grateful heart that I sit at my computer to write. Our dearest, toughest, bestest canine friend left this Earthly world for the next chapter in his journey. Buck came to … Continue reading →

Happy thoughts like the kind that make you laugh so hard you float up to the ceiling for a tea party with Mary Poppins and Bert and the kids. Or happy thoughts that make you fly again like Peter Banning … Continue reading →

leg·a·cy ˈleɡəsē noun noun: legacy; plural noun: legacies 1. an amount of money or property left to someone in a will. synonyms: bequest, inheritance, heritage, endowment, gift, patrimony, settlement, birthright; formalbenefaction “a legacy from a great aunt” a thing handed down by a predecessor. “the legacy of centuries of neglect” synonyms: … Continue reading →

(Untitled) December night, warm and bright inside. Fresh arroz on the table, Peas, so delicious, make it stable. Baked pollo, spicy shrimp, outside the snowflakes fall. A large white cake, sprinkled with snowy sugar and sparkles. A happy family birthday. … Continue reading →

I am sure if I had a few extra seconds in my day I could go back through the archives of “Excerpts from the Diary of a MadRanchWife” and find words written at about this time each year, describing the … Continue reading →

These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man … Continue reading →

Usually about this time of the year I’m waxing philosophical about the creatures who come to dig holes in my yard. I pen great works about the ravages they have manifest, my struggles with attempts to convince them the grass … Continue reading →