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what’s in a (middle) name?
Bari has middle name “tagged” me!so it seems that I’m supposed to name some of my favorite things for each letter in my middle name. an Anagram, of sorts??? here goes. Michiko. Michiko means beautiful, wise child in Japanese.named for one of my great aunts in Japan, whom I have never met.and who is probably […]
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hug your mama tight…
motherhood is a life-changing event.you grow to understand things that up until now, you couldn’t wrap your head around before. like, for instance, your relationship with your own mother. not understanding why she wouldn’t let you go to the dance with that boy that was 3 years older.or why on earth she was so unreasonable […]
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handmade thank you’s…
I’m sure you recall all the fabulous bragging I did about my new beautifully painted kitchen and living/dining room. my wonderful aunt Jacqlin and her daughter, Maija dropped everything to come up here from Hood River to paint for me. I didn’t even have to ask. they offered willingly and lovingly. and because I was […]
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it’s valentines day-cubs report for spring training. I heart the cubs….
The Cubs report for Spring training today! I must admit, I have never liked baseball in my entire life. But my husband has turned me around. He tried hard the first year of our marriage…but no go. By the second year, he was explaining(patiently) the rules of the game, during every single game.I must say, […]
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my new love…
who said you can’t love an inanimate object? they obviously never owned one of these sweet little puppies! my dreamy new Nikon D40 …lovely. I have only had a couple handfuls of time to play with it, but so far I am absolutely smitten, I mean I am in deep, deep smit! I, unfortunately, must […]