by Kathy on April 25, 2020 · 1 comment
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Sunday, 3-17-96 3:00 PM London 9:00 AM E-Town St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ & Mothering Sunday (British Mother’s Day)! 🌺 Well, today is definitely a hazy Sunday… I finally woke up & got out of bed about 1:30 PM! Last night Lori, Nick, & I went dancing/clubbing/whatever and had so-ooo-oo much fun! First we all got […]
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by Kathy on March 6, 2020 · 1 comment
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Today I turned 45. Since entering my forties in 2015, I’d hoped, as well as worked to try to make it possible, for someone else to be #45 (making her our first female President), when I turned 45. What has transpired since that didn’t come to pass has been surreal and heartbreaking for me and […]
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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 November 11, 2019 · 0 comments
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Tuesday, 3-12-96 7:50 PM London 1:50 PM E-Town Tuesday evening, turned in my essay for British Society this afternoon, so I finally have time to do laundry… Much needed! The lady who works here just told me I have beautiful handwriting & asked if I was writing in English! Don’t quite know what to make […]
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by Kathy on October 2, 2019 · 0 comments
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I intended to start this with a line from a song that I love, called Jack & Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp. It’s about holding on to “16 as long as you can, (because) changes come around real soon (that) make us women and men.” I was going to write about how magical this time […]
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by Kathy on June 17, 2019 · 0 comments
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Sunday, 3-10-96 7:45 PM Somewhere btw. Galway & Dublin, Ireland 1:45 PM E-Town Well, I must be on a roll with this here journal writing thing, for after a little over 2 months abroad I am finished with the Mary Englebreit one that Erin Sadler so thoughtfully gave me for an X-mas/going away gift! And […]
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