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Hey, G00Gl3

 I got a device this fall.  It is one of those talk to devices.  The main thing I like is that it has photos of the grandchildren on it.  They rotate through and I see the things that they have done in...

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Winter, Go Away

 When my grandchildren are bothered by someone they quickly shout, "Go Away!"  It isn't the most polite thing to say, but it gets the point across.  I have been told to Go Away a few times.  As an...

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Holy Land, Memories

 Four years ago I was in Israel.  It was the trip of a lifetime.  The photo is one of the gates to old town Jerusalem.  This gate was not there at the time of Christ. I think this one might be the Lion...

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Little Girl Dresses

 When my son was little, I made a lot of his clothing.  I made shirts that buttoned up and overalls.  It was fun and less expensive than clothes that I could buy in Japan at the time.  I really enjoyed...

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Spam. Spam. Spam!

 My phone blocks spam several times a day.  Spam comes in the middle of the night, in the middle of the day and at all other times.  I don't answer numbers that I do not recognize.  My G---gle...

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Boring Post for Saturday--Christmas at Grandma's House

 I packed away most of my Christmas decorations a few weeks ago.  I even took everything downstairs.  But, as per usual, there were a few things I over looked and one thing I left out intentionally....

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Sunday Prayers

 Jesus,You chose to live in Capernum.  It was a city with many, many people.  Simon Peter lived there.  It was a busy place on the banks of the sea of Galilee. It was Your place.  I imagine it felt...

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January, the Last

 So, January is finishing up.  It has been a challenging couple of years.  The challenges aren't over, but maybe they will be someday. I am declaring this day as I new start, a new year.  Pandemics,...

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Old Ladies Unite

 I am an old lady.  My hair is going gray.  I am retired and I couldn't imagine working these days.  I am a grandma.  I ask for help with technology and fixing things.  I have arthritis. There is no...

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Ground Hogs Day

 If there were ever a silly holiday, it is Ground Hogs Day.  The ground hog sees his shadow and we have 6 more weeks of winter.  Who invented such a day? It appears to be some of my ancestors, the...

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Does Your Throat Hurt?

 It my youth, on the closest Sunday to February 3, the priest would have us come up at the end of Mass for the blessing of the throat. He held two candles over the throat and said a prayer. I once...

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The Ends Justifies....

 I have been lied to and tricked into looking completely stupid from time to time.  I am gullible.  I am sometimes an easy mark.  I am not as suspicious as perhaps I should be.  But, I can tell you one...

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Boring Post for Saturday--Going to Grandma's House

 A while ago when I would pick up my grandson to come to my house to play we would have a long silent car ride to my house unless I sang something or put on a CD in the car.  These days we have...

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Sunday Prayers

 Dear Lord,You brought me to this place I am today.  I might have regrets, might wish I could go way back and do things differently.  But, You brought me here to this place and time for a reason.  I...

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So Long, Its Been Good to Know You

 I know a woman a bit older than I am, in her 70s who is a self proclaimed "old hippy."  She is in pretty good health.  She lives alone.  She is very opposed to the COVID vaccine.  She has been...

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A Break

 I am taking a little bloggy break.  I am not sure when I will be back.  I find blogging to be a chore lately and find that I have nothing I want to say.  So, until next time.  So long.

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