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Bookish Destinations
What are your future travel plans? My husband had initially been talking about going to one of the best beaches in the world for our 20th wedding anniversary. While I can roll with that, I’m not as keen on a beach holiday as I was when I was younger. It could be the hot flashes, Read more
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A Little Bit of (Crawfish) Monica in My Life
What foods would you like to make? The thing about books and myself is that, from my tween years (back when “tween” wasn’t in anyone’s vocabulary) I’d formed a (possibly unhealthy) habit of partnering reading time with snack time. I read books every day, but nothing beat the joy of Friday afternoon reading. On Fridays, Read more
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Cat Lady Post: Mid-level Cat Lady with Some Seniority
Dogs or cats? It’s not that I don’t like dogs. In fact, I love them. I wouldn’t mind taking care of one or two. I want all the dogs in the world to be happy, taken good care of, and know that they’re safe and loved. Cats are different though. I’ve always wanted a cat Read more
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In the Garden: Prickly Pear Predicament
I’m on the warpath because some beast or human broke my prickly pear cactus! I had grown it from a single pad that I had snapped off somebody’s plant (with her permission). I don’t usually actively acquire cacti and succulents unless they’re virtually free. I am fascinated by cacti, however. I think it started with Read more
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The DNF Option – Do You Take It?
There was a time when I suffered through boring storylines, repulsive characters, predictable twists, and cheesy, cliché writing for the sole reason that I had to see something I had started through to the end. I was young, healthy, and childless. It was nothing to waste an hour or two plodding through an inferior novel Read more
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Little Hopes and Big Hopes
What are you most excited about for the future? When first accosted (because I somehow felt both affronted and burdened) by this query, my natural negative tendencies immediately took over. Concerns about autism, expenses, inflation, and even wars entered my mind. Being an instinctive worrywart and over-thinker, I suppose I do have a natural Debbie Read more
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About Me
I’m a writer, story lover, book hoarder, crazy cat lady, plant junkie, autism advocate, and BTS Army.
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