Author Archives: pardenme

Do Not Drink Anything While Reading This (a Facebook ‘share’)

Please note: This is a re-post, if you will, of a Facebook ‘share’. The original author is unknown. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🙂 Yeah, so I just about pulled something in my neck laughing … Continue reading

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Finders, Keepers: The Ring

  Most beach goers were still sleeping in at this early hour of the morning. This was her favorite time of the day. The sun, just beginning it’s daily ascent, made the sand on the beach brightly glitter as though covered … Continue reading

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Angels on Earth

Have you seen and met the Angels on earth? I have been blessed with a long and amazing journey of life. Often I think back and pray that in some way I have touched another’s life in a positive manner. I hope I … Continue reading

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A List – Summer Fun

  Kicking off our shoes, running barefoot through the cool green grass as the warmth of late spring settled in. Hours spent in the mesa catching horned toads and blue-tail lizards, placed gently in a shoe-box hoping to keep them as pets, knowing we … Continue reading

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Mirror, mirror on the wall

This morning my hair stylist stepped away for a few minutes and I was left staring at myself in the mirror. I don’t like staring at myself in mirrors. The longer I gaze into that thing, the more frightening the … Continue reading

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Yaawwwn –

  It’s now 5:30 a.m. I have been out of bed for two hours, after spending several hours in that pointless half asleep/mind going in a thousand different directions place. Nights like that are such a waste of time. Thus … Continue reading

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Don’t Criticize Me, Please

  I’ve been told, by my loving little sister, that I own too many turtlenecks, one of my new purses is too gold (Me: I like it. Her: But it’s gold), I don’t dress appropriately, my appointment scheduling is dumb, I have prominent dark … Continue reading

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Dining Alone Can Be Fun

I realized today that eating out alone isn’t always just eating out alone. Sometimes it can be downright entertaining. I’m a meat-and-potatoes girl/woman/old broad and a new steakhouse as just opened in our city. Because I am a table of one, I … Continue reading

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One More Day

I heard a song today that I haven’t heard in years. While beautiful, back then I could not truly relate to the lyrics. Today though, hearing those lyrics brought me to my knees. What would I do if I were granted One More Day with my husband? … Continue reading

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Crazy old bat behind the wheel

Nowadays it’s just me and my dogs. While adorable, my girls are not the best conversationalists. They are patient listeners though, and have yet to break into a chorus of howls. But, some days I really miss human interaction. So, while perusing our city’s highways and … Continue reading

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