Saturday, March 9, 2013

Sustainable Saturday - ECHO ECHO

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So many people in our world hungry...sick...what can be done to improve these lives? Every state in our United States has an Extension Se...
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Friday, March 8, 2013

Sanibel Shell Show Part 2

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Today, I reluctantly (read: kicking and screaming) leave Sanibel Island. I look forward to meeting a relative and a fellow blogger in anothe...
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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Sanibel Shell Show Part 1

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It took four years, but we finally made it back to Sanibel Island, Florida, land of some of the best shelling in the world.  Everyone has th...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Winter Wednesday - We Came From the Land of Ice and Snow

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Blue skies? Sunshine?  Could I be blogging from my home in upstate New York? I'm not.  I am in warm, sunny, Florida. (Although this mo...
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Pining for Pinning - Winter Author Blog Challenge #5

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I am up before dawn, this 5th day of the 15 Day Winter Author Blog Challenge.  Instead of heading to Pinterest, I am blogging about it today...
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Monday, March 4, 2013

Across the Universe (Sort of)

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Tonight, where we are vacationing, people gathered and watched the sun setting. It is so different here from where I live in upstate New...
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Author Blog Challenge #4 - Why I Can't Link on LinkedIn

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Welcome to Day 4 of the 15 Day Blog Challenge for Authors.  I am writing two posts today, one for the challenge and one because - well, you...
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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Civil War Sunday - What If Social Media Had Existed During the Civil War?

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I love historical "what if modern ___ was around during (some other point in history)" as long as they are done well.  They help p...
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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Unplugged - Winter Author Blog Challenge #2

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I am pre-writing this post because I am going to be out of the house before sunrise. Today I embark on a journey.   I leave on a vacation ...
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Friday, March 1, 2013

My Blog - Author Blog Challenge #1

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I've been writing since - forever, it seems.  Welcome, fellow writers, to my blog, as I embark on the 15-Day Winter Author Blog Challe...
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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Almost Time for the Winter Author Blog Challenge

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So....on the eve of the sequester, on Pope Benedict XVI's last day in office, and the last day of the shortest month of the year, I pre...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Winter Wednesday - Italian Spring

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Today is a combined Winter Wednesday and Sustainable Saturday post. This Saturday I will be participating in the 15 Day Winter Author Blog...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Guest Post - Living with Bells Palsy

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Sometimes, life strikes you with one of its lightning bolts, just like that.  One of my cousin's husbands  wrote this back in February, ...
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Monday, February 25, 2013

The Queen of Versailles - Binghamton Style

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To every city comes its 15 minutes (or more) of fame.  We here in Binghamton, New York may be about to get ours. Someone I know was sent a...
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Civil War Sunday - Slavery is Finally Officially Banned in the U.S.

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Newspapers in the United States have been reporting this news of the week: The constitutional amendment that banned slavery in the United ...
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sustainable Saturday-When Is Local Not Local?

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When is local not local? Syracuse, New York, is about an hour and ten minutes north of us here in the Binghamton, New York area.  To our ...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

Honored in Poetry

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Caro Ness, this Christmas Cactus picture is for you. I am getting a little bit of a following over in Europe, which is amazing to me, g...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013

When Is Someone Too Old for A Colonoscopy?

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I have a dilemma.  Time for some caregiving fun.... My mother in law, who is in her mid-80's, got her annual physical last week.  Her ...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Winter Wednesday - The First Signs of Spring?

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It has been a wintery last few days here in the Binghamton, New York area.  Yesterday, snow showers.  Sunday, bitter winds. Yet, spring is o...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

What Can Happen in 14 Weeks?

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My customer service problem with Weight Watchers is resolved, and it was a lesson hard learned. For my readers who are also business owners...
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