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Just For Fun Friday 12/06/13

Just For Fun Friday 12/06/13

The Color of Christmas   There’s a bright color at this time of year  that gladdens our hearts and fills us with cheer –   Red velvet curtains held back by Red knots, Red tablecloths glitter with Red sequined dots, and the mantel is draped with Red felt, shaped like socks.                     Red cider warms us, […]

Just For Fun Friday 11/22/13

Just For Fun Friday 11/22/13

There are a few gift catalogs I look forward to receiving this time of year, just for the fun of browsing.  One of them in particular contains a wide variety of unusual gifts, many related to my favorite things – writing, cats, and coffee.  It offers mugs, posters, wall plaques, hats, garden and patio decorations, and […]

Just For Fun Friday 11/15/13

Just For Fun Friday 11/15/13

The best part about road trips is unexpected discoveries.  When my mother and I travel, we loosely plan our itinerary.  We make hotel reservations in advance and time our stays to be able to take in sights that are on our ‘list’ but leave a lot of time for exploration. On the first day of a vacation […]

Just For Fun Friday 11/08/13

Just For Fun Friday 11/08/13

Tomorrow, November 9, is the opening of Modern Gun season in Arkansas.  Although there are ‘seasons’ year-round, throughout November and December the hills and waterways will echo with the sound of gunfire, from dawn until dusk.  Do you have friends and/or family that hunt?  It’s a religion… Hunting season’s here! Is it dove, or duck, […]

Just For Fun Friday 11/01/13

Just For Fun Friday 11/01/13

The Morning After I don’t know why I bother. I live in an area in the country where there are 8-10 houses, 200 feet apart, on a dirt road, then nothing for about a half mile, then another smattering of homes. There’s a trailer park down the road, too. I see children in the mornings, gathered at […]