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A Heavy Heart
Some very special friends of ours are going through something horrendous right now. Todd and I have both shed tears today at the thought of their circumstances and the difficult decisions they’re facing. “Difficult” seems too benign a word. Sometimes recipes are “difficult”. Sometimes people are “difficult”. Parking a landboat in a crowded lot is…
Read MoreNo Sex in the Quaint Village
Today was the spa day with my friends, Kris, Sheri & Laura. The plan was to meet at Kris’ at 11:30 and then get our massages in shifts – two at 12:00 and two at 1:15. Have you ever had a massage? Do you have any idea how much work goes into preparing for a…
Read MoreThe Croc Saga
I recently learned something very disheartening about a good friend of mine. I’ll call her Sina so as to keep her anonymous. We don’t always agree on everything and that’s fine. I was disbelieving when she told me she doesn’t like Jane Austen and finds her boring, but I realize Miss Jane is not everyone’s…
Read MoreChristmas Trip – Part I
We left for Palm Springs on Monday, December 22. Just like when we flew to Hawaii, we had to leave the house at 4:00 in the morning. Unlike when we flew to Hawaii, it was 14 degrees outside. In case you’ve never experienced 14 degrees – that’s cold. REALLY cold. The route had a two-hour…
Read MoreThe Wrath of God or Waiter, There’s a Fly In My Soup
On the twelfth day of the tenth month, in the Year of our Lord two-thousand and eight, six ladies of high standing didst gather at a public establishment to share their meal at eventide. These ladies were called by the Latin, Chicas de Faith, for they were devout in their prayers and worship. The Chicas,…
Read MoreGetting Crazy at the Cheesecake Factory
As I mentioned in my Where Do I Start post, after all the Chicas were reunited at the Philadelphia airport I met them at the Cheesecake Factory in King of Prussia for dinner. On the left from the front back are Liswilla, Sing 4 Joy and God’s Guitar Girl. On the right from the front…
Read MoreMore About The Weekend
Sing 4 Joy Some people won’t leave me be so I’m going to share a few random pictures and stories from last weekend. Look at what GGG brought me from Texas: It’s a box of Texas Fortune Cookies. Each contains Texan trivia. This is what I’ve learned. 1. Texas leads the country in the sale…
Read MoreWhere Do I Begin??
There’s just so much to tell that I’m not sure how to go about it. So I think I’ll just do a bit of a timeline. Wednesday PM I pick up Sing 4 Joy and God’s Guitar Girl from the Philadelphia airport, arriving at my house some time between 10:00 and 10:30. GGG has a…
Read MoreTeaser…
I have so much to tell you all. SO MUCH! But I’m headed out the door again to meet up with the Chicas in Lancaster. PEACE OUT!!
Read MoreVICTORY!!
A month or so ago I told you about some folks who were in jeopardy of losing their home – The “The Just Plain Wrong” portion of The Good, The Bad, and the Just Plain Wrong. Last night the Township Supervisors voted unanimously for a resolution to ban the condemnation of these two properties for…
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