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1984
Well, it took 30 years to arrive, but 1984 is here. The novel was actually published in 1949, amidst the post WW2 euphoria. People thought George Orwell was dyspeptically grim, but it reached iconic, bestseller status anyway, infused with the universal paranoia that...
CAbi Girl
The label states: "I am a linen blended garment designed in such a way as to twist, bend and torque when washed. Please enjoy my fun insouciant look" OK. Now I will be well-armored for life in my new CAbi clothing. I will be able to...
Let it go
"Let it go," the Christian smother says. Let it go. Be free of angst and regret. And, it strikes me suddenly: what she really intends is to be unfettered, free of listening to my burdens, as I have listened to hers. Our friendship flies away -
orchid
It's just an orchid knit gown, fabric interwoven with gold lame thread. Okay, it's something special. Unique and Cinderella superb. The dress was the prime item at a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Angels - and I looked like an angel in it, so of course I bought it,...
Lace
Observations in our Orange County surrounds –
Amy’s Sassin’: STASHES novel excerpt
My mind is mostly where I converse when I’m in Jackie and Steve’s home. Maybe I’m schizophrenic, like my mom, but I think not. I have my wits about me. I try to blend into the family scene. Be pretty, be patient, be seated. Do the dishes, help Jackie when I can; bow...
Leadership
I yield to my husband, the master of details, while I perceive the nuances and the big picture. We each give the other RESPECT. as experienced in our partnership of faith, truth, and love. Oh, and great peace. I think that each of us leads from 'beside', as we...
Blizzard
It's been a remarkable year, with most of our friends and family back East snowed in and under by weather: withering heights of snow, entrenched anxiety and disheveled spirits. Daggers of ice dripping from eaves, threatening to drive stakes into Spring. The calendar...
Shake, rattle, and roll
There were nearly one hundred fifty, but it didn't matter. After the big wiggle, they were tiny, but still: The! Earth! Swayed! Peace was shattered, nerves were frayed as widely reported in the media. March was headed out like a lion, not a lamb. Casa Colando and its...
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