Monthly Archives: April 2011

Easter? What Easter? Writing the holidays – NaPoWriMo Day24

My mom, who has Alzheimers, couldn’t remember doing anything special for our childhood Easters. I had to remind her of the glazed ham with raisin sauce, the candied sweet potatoes, the dyed eggs and deviled eggs, the egg hunts and … Continue reading

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Your hobbies help define you – NaPoWriMo Day23

This morning I was in charge of the face painting table at the church’s Easter Egg hunt extravaganza sponsored by the youths. Thought I’d have to help paint a couple hundred little faces, but once the paints were set out … Continue reading

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Bad memories and tornados – NaPoWriMo Day22

We’re pretty tired of big storms this spring. We’ve had a number of hail storms, and a tornado hit the airport area tonight – no one killed, but a loaded plane was lifted off the ground and the passengers couldn’t get off … Continue reading

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