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unspoiled memories
I, like everyone else enjoy nostalgia. I get sentimental about the old hometown and all of that. At the end of my granddaughters graduation ceremony they sang their alma mater. Did you know that means, nourishing mother? That’s the Latin… Continue reading
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remaining hopeful
Watching the parade go by. There are times that is what I feel like I’m doing. It’s not a bad thing, it is just a thing. I just watched my granddaughters’ Shyann graduation ceremony. She was my final grandchild. But… Continue reading
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road trip
Leaving this morning for a quick road trip. I’m anxious to get on the road. Reminds me of when I first got a drivers license. I’m sure you remember when you just couldn’t wait to drive the car and… Continue reading
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it's good
Yesterday was pretty much a day without social media. I had purchased a new computer and was occupied with setting it up. What should have been a relatively easy task, wasn’t. The blame for that falls completely on my lack… Continue reading
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living the story
Laura Rose, my great grand aunt was on my mind most of yesterday. A person I never knew, just a name from the past, but occupying the present day. I know only a tiny piece of her story with… Continue reading
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addressing grief
Just over a month ago my mom passed over, as the saying goes. The permanence of that is beginning to settle in my mind. We all grieve in different ways and at a different pace. My grief strikes when I… Continue reading
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making changes
The Constitution was ratified and stood alone for two years. In 1791 the Bill of Rights was added as an amendment. That came about as a result of the anti-federalists concern about a too powerful central government. The Bill… Continue reading
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exploiting history?
What to do with history? That is a question being asked these days, right here in Greensboro, Md. You see the historical society membership is composed mostly of, well those that have seen a lot of history themselves, if… Continue reading
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a bit of history
It was on this day that James Madison, and the congress of the United States of America, declared war upon Great Britain. June 18, 1812. The United States had had enough. Britain was involved in a war with the French,… Continue reading
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get over it
Can what can’t be seen, be cured? I’d say that only happens when the one afflicted says it does. And I’d say that is the vehicle being used ever so often today. An illusion is created to make us see… Continue reading