Quote: Fiction and Truth

Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.

Mark Twain

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Thankfulness List, 7/30/2008

red-headed woodpeckers digging in my flower beds
the persistence of the mourning doves in building a nest on my porch light
modern veterinary medicine
anti-bacterial salve for cat scratches (after administering the modern veterinary medicine)
carpet cleaning machines (for the aftereffects of modern veterinary medicine)
rain
Easy Mac
breakfast-for-dinner
children who don’t expect fancy food
foot moisturizer

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Cats + Yarn = EWWWW

I knit, crochet, and cross-stitch. All three activities mean working with fiber: yarn, thread and floss.
I also have a cat who cannot keep her paws off of fiber, particularly if it is moving.
Needless to say, it has come down to two possibilities: I do my craftwork outside of the cat’s reach, or learn to deal [...]

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Thankfulness List, 7/16/2008

Ellen R
Johnnie
Karen
Mystery novels
Jane Austen
Good health
Smoke-free days
Sudden rainstorms
Comfy chairs
Pizza

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Quote: Security and Opportunity

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

James F. Byrnes

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Thankfulness List, 7/23/2008

good friends
long weekends
SUUSI
vacations
Corolla ponies
beach time
sand castles
beagles on the beach
beach life
sunscreen

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Campfires and Wildfires

Over Memorial Day weekend, we went camping with a bunch of our friends. The weather was lovely, cool enough to make me grateful for the dog who insisted on sharing my sleeping bag, and cold enough to make us appreciate a large fire. The group site we shared with three other families sported a large [...]

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Quote: Kindness

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Plato

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5 Things To Do In Virginia Beach – Away from Tourists

I live in Southern Virginia, which in summer is overrun with tourists. Most locals won’t go anywhere near the resort area during the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day. With some house guests coming soon, I started thinking, though, about our favorite places to take people that is off the tourist path. Here is [...]

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Quote: Keeping Up

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.
Quentin Crisp

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