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~ Darlin’ Companion ~ Take 1 ~ WPC: Beloved ~

  More to come! Beloved

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~ Tuesday Two by Two ~

My father, now 93 and fighting to remain cogent and healthy. It’s no wonder Mom fell for him!  Still a gentleman and scholar, though age is having a rough dance with him. Love him dearly.

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~ Jello one week after being hit on a highway by a truck ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Change 6 ~

*angels were everywhere *the young man who slammed on the brakes in his big utility truck, causing damage to the vehicle, but minimizing the impact on Jello, *the runner who saw it happen and came to my side asking only, … Continue reading

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Another Beagle Wins My Heart ~ Sunday Stills ~ Pets

On November 7, Miss Jello came to live with us from the home of a loving young owner who needed to place her right away. Two days later we hosted a family baby shower and Jello was very much into … Continue reading

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Cheers! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Summer Love

The daughter of dear friends was married Saturday. Everything was lovely — just the way one pictures a summer wedding in a beautiful outdoor setting. Although I snapped more romantic photos than this one, I love how the colors,  light … Continue reading

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Avacado Mixmaster ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Relic

Mom gave me this Sunbeam Mixmaster, top of the line in 1969, as a wedding gift. Avacado was the color rage then, along with Tangerine and Lemon. Every time I pull it out, I think of Mom; what a good … Continue reading

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Fishing with Dad

Anyone who follows me at all, knows I am fortunate that my Dad is still alive and kicking (sometimes bucking everybody, every which way), and that, as a family, camping, hunting and fishing are part of our DNA. This past … Continue reading

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Vic Moore ~ Memorial for a Master Teacher

Victor Wayne Moore; born October 17, 1926, died November 14, 2013. Four years younger than my father, Vic served in the Navy during WWII, and later in Korea. He studied art education at Central Washington University (CWU), and after one … Continue reading

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First Date ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Treasure

In October, 1967, I was a freshman at the University of Washington.  Mutual friends introduced Creighton to me ~ we clicked.  On our first date he took me to the Farrells Ice Cream parlor in Bellevue.  This fragile plastic giraffe … Continue reading

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Repurposed Poems ~ Hope Wish Belief Want

Hope forever flutters like a baby bird featherless – naked will it fly on fledgling wings or fall, a soft sack of tiny broken bones – bereft. Wish is hope suspended a floating feather drifting ever closer then sailing away … Continue reading

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