Month: June 2021
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Chocolate chips
It began with chocolate chips in the waffles the grand kids brought to Granny camp. “Chocolate chips in waffles?” Granny raised her eyebrows. “Oh yeah!” each kid said and grabbed one or two every day until none remained. Granny camp came in shifts this year. The first two visitors decided to make cookies. “We need…
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Sports Announcer
I surprised at least one friend when I posted, “WPS a runaway game. NC needed the mercy rule. 21 runs for Arkansas to their 2.” “I never would have guessed you were a baseball fan,” wrote my former co-worker John. “We were traveling. I kept hubby updated as he drove,” I answered. Initially I didn’t…
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The giving spirit
The impulse to give sweeps over a child and they find a gift. For my two year old, venturing out that spring day, the cheerful daffodils burst forth with color right at his level. As I chatted with the neighbor who planted the crocuses, he grabbed a daffodil in his little fist and pulled. The…
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Remembering Forrest
An hour before meeting for lunch with my husband’s oldest brother Forrest he called. “I got Marie up but she is not responding.” “Sounds like you need a doctor,” I said. Forrest called. An ambulance took his wife Marie to the hospital where she stayed a couple weeks receiving treatment for a severe infection. “We…