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- Real Surfers
- The British Postal Museum & Archive blog
- Childhood Memories of growing up in the 1950s and 1960s.
- The Brick House
- Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud
- Sean of the South
- bethlovesblue
- eMAJInation
- Writing By Laura
- Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings
- TanGental
- Writing and Illustrating
- The Bipolar Writer Mental Health Blog
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- What's Nonfiction?
- Grab the Lapels
- Fatima Fakier
- Roth Poetry
- Smorgasbord Blog Magazine
- ReadRantRock&Roll
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Tag Archives: inspiration
Obsession
She’d been obsessed by the Beatles since she first heard “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in 1963. For Christmas that year, a HiFi record player was her only request. She spent hours playing their music. Her life was defined … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Fictioneers, My Life
Tagged Friday Fictioneers, inspiration, life, music, obsession, personal, The Beatles, WordPress
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Dad
Dark winter mornings filled with mud and snow. Muggy summer sunrises sweating before the work was even begun. A hard life of labor, washing the teats of the cows before milking, mixing milk replacement for the calves, hauling water and … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life, Friday Fictioneers, My Life
Tagged inspiration, life, personal, work
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Ginger
We were the back hall gang, taking pride in the fact that we didn’t really fit in with the rest of the school. We had pens printed with our motto…. Back Hall Rules, Rest of School Drools…… We … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged blog, family time, inspiration, life, personal, relationships, school, work
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Daily Prompt: The Clock
I had never been this nervous in my entire life. Never. Does every bride have the jitters on her wedding day? I was usually as calm as a cucumber. Not today. My mom and I were in the Sunday School … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged Daily Prompt, inspiration, Maid of honor, marriage, memoir, nerves, postaday, time, Wedding
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Inspiring Others
Who is inspired by you? That is a difficult question for most of us to answer. Sometimes we never know. This year, instead of making New Year’s Resolutions, I plan to list the characteristics I admire in others and … Continue reading