by Kathy on September 22, 2020 · 4 comments
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I’ll never understand why grief hits us the way it does, at any given moment, and I cannot seem to stop crying since I heard the news. We never got to meet in person and I am still so damn heartbroken. Cancer really sucks. I didn’t think you were going to die and as far […]
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by Kathy on September 17, 2020 · 0 comments
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Oh Happy Day! Once again, September 17th is a happy day! Of course it is, because its your birthday! This picture was taken at the exact minute that you turned 11! Since you were born at 7:55 a.m., and like to wait to say that you are another year older until that time on your […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2020 · 1 comment
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Happy 12th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Oh, how things can change in 12 years, not to mention 12 months… This picture certainly represents that — combining a symbol of the difficult, uncertain, and heartbreaking reality our nation and world are living through (a roll of toilet paper), with an imprint of a symbol that is […]
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by Kathy on February 29, 2020 · 1 comment
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Today is my twelfth Leap Day! On my eleventh, I shared this post, which was adapted from an earlier version that I wrote for The3Six5 writing project,on February 29, 2012 (my tenth Leap Day). I am including parts of those two posts again today, as they are fun to revisit. It’s fascinating to reflect on […]
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by Kathy on December 31, 2019 · 2 comments
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8 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. Ever since I did this writing exercise those two […]
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by Kathy on October 21, 2019 · 1 comment
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Monday, 3-11-96 8:40 AM En Route to London 2:40 AM E-Town After a very bearable ferry ride & now a painless coach ride (through most of which I slept…) — we are w/in miles of London. Whatta trip! Picking up where I left off… We arrived in Dublin, Ireland’s capital city, at about 8 AM […]
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