Category: Blog

Embarrassing Moments

I was walking in the mall the other day and as I passed a group of young mothers, I heard one say, “I could have died of embarrassment.” I smiled to myself and I thought, “Young lady, you will have many more such deaths before you get through life.” We all have experienced those awkward..

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Pets: A Fish Tale

“Can we have a dog, please Mum, please?” How many parents over the years have heard that plea from their kids? They promise to walk it, feed it, pick up after it and all the other jobs associated with pet ownership but you know deep down in your heart that this will never happen. If..

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The Calm Before The Horn

The other day I was playing a card game on my iPad, telling myself that I wasn’t wasting time but rather participating in an exercise to aid my memory and to increase my brain power, when an ad for an app popped up called ‘Calm’. Now normally, I hit the X in the far-right corner..

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Where has the signature gone?

The statement, “Change is the only constant in our lives,” recently gave new meaning to my way of thinking. For many years now, Chuck and I have taken our grandkids on a two or three-day getaway during Christmas break. This gift, although I try to disguise it in various ways, is basically an envelope with..

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Buying For The Wife

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house, Presents were wrapped but none from the spouse.   The stockings were hung, the tree was all lit, But nothing from Chuck, the little old sh- -.   A list had been made, way in advance, Stuck on the fridge, to see at a glance…

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