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Sighing
Some of us do this thing when life is hard and there’s nothing we can do about it. For whatever it’s worth, I, Pat Durmon and retired...
Dec 2, 2019


Looking for Christmas
Rain had fallen for days. Puddles, all over the yard. The days had been dark and cold. I could feel it inside my body. It made me reflect...
Dec 17, 2018


Lee’s Heart
4:00 p.m. It’s Friday, December 7th. I’m on time at Curious Craftsman, a shop in Norfork, Arkansas, ready to sign books for four hours....
Dec 10, 2018


Too Good to Not Share
Thanksgiving is still going on. Nice how that can happen. Four of us are older and leaning toward white hair if not there already. I’m...
Nov 26, 2018


Giving Thanks in the Midst of Smoke
I am blessed to know a woman with the attitude of gratitude. Her name is Mary Kathryn Marcom. She lives north of San Francisco where...
Nov 19, 2018


Leaves, Of Course!
It happens every October, but has it ever been more breathtaking than this year? Showy leaves, an extravaganza. It makes me feel quick...
Nov 5, 2018


Wisdom I’ve Borrowed from Friends
I have been highly blessed to have known wise women during my lifetime. What a difference they have made. Sometimes they appeared one at...
Oct 8, 2018


If You Died First, What Would You Want Me to Do?
Jimmy, my husband, actually posed this question in the truck. I laughed and changed the topic. I could not deal with it at the time....
Sep 24, 2018


Hurricane Florence
I’ve written two blogs this week. Actually, I’ve been trying to not write this one. But it kept tugging at me like a little kid, wanting...
Sep 17, 2018


Strange Things
Hard to label it. People are leaving. A friend’s son died, a friend’s husband died, a friend is moving away. It is the normal cycle, but...
Sep 10, 2018
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