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Category Archives: Dealing with stress
Christmas, Once Again
“How does/did your family countdown to Christmas? Did/do you have any special family traditions?” Ch-ch-ch-changes! My mother decorated early. We always got a huge Christmas tree, one carefully selected and as close to prefect as possible. Seriously, my generally tight-fisted, … Continue reading
Posted in America, blessings, Christmas, Christmas books, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, favorites, food, guests, Holiday, holidays, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, movies, Tonette Joyce, traditions
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Sleepless in Michigan
Our resident hound asked, “What’s the bravest / scariest thing you’ve ever done?” I had to really puzzle over this one. I’m not a person who likes to take chances, and I avoid things that don’t make me feel safe … Continue reading
Foxfire
Have you ever read the “Foxfire” books? They started out as a periodical in the late 1960s and by the early 1970s, the articles were compiled into books, as more and more information was gathered. This all came to be … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, autobiographies, big plans, biographies, blessings, book review, collections, Compilations, contemporary, Daily life, Dealing with stress, descriptions, experiences, Family, food, helping others, historical, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, new skills, reading preferences, short biographies, teaching, Tonette Joyce, traditions
Tagged Appalachia., Appalachian skills, Foxfire books, Georgia, History of Appalachian people, Mountain knowledge and skills, Roanoke Colony, Skills, Walter Raleigh
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Despair and Hope: Hope Always Wins
Our Wednesday Fox asked, “What book changed how you see the world and why?” We’ve discussed favorite childhood books, compared books to their on-screen version, and even listed our all-time favorites, but this question really threw me for a loop. … Continue reading
Went With the Wind
“Went With the Wind” was the title of the hilarious Carol Burnett lampoon of the famous Civil War saga, but Margaret Mitchell or her editors would probably would have named the book that today. Why? Because “gone” seems to be … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, classics, Dealing with stress, descriptions, editing, helping others, imagination, language, Miscellaneous, phrases, self-improvement, Tonette Joyce, Words
Tagged Bring/Take, Gone, Have/Got, Less/Fewer, Take/Bring, Went With the Wind
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Top Spots
Do you have favorite spots in nature, such as a view, the wood, a sea or lake shore? (I am rather sorry that this topic/post rather overlaps with one just a couple of weeks ago.) The ocean was generally my … Continue reading
Posted in chicken, Daily life, Dealing with stress, descriptions, experiences, Family, imagination, Life, memories, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce, Travel
Tagged backyards, birds, forests, lakes, mountains, ocean, parks, streams, tree canopies, trees, wildlife
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