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ODDBALLS’ HALL
My sister had a quirky friend who was trying to describe where something was in a nearby town. It was next to the “Oddfellows’ Hall” but she didn’t really know about them and said that the place was “next to … Continue reading
Posted in America, big plans, blessings, careers, creativity, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, food, Friendship, helping others, hobbies, imagination, Life, Lists, marriage, new skills, self-improvement, shopping, Tonette Joyce, using talents, weather
Tagged Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Lawrence Brown, Lost in the Pond, Oddfellows, pajamas at Walmart, rain, Superbowl
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Looking Back
THIS WEEK: At some point in your past, was there a year – or a significant period of time – that you consider your “favorite” time (or, at least, one of your favorites)? What was going on? I put … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, authors, battles, big plans, blessings, careers, creativity, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, friends, helping others, hobbies, imagination, Life, Miscellaneous, movies, new skills, poetry, procrastination, self-improvement, Tonette Joyce, youth
Tagged Denver, friends online, gardening, good times, Kentucky, Kentucky., N.Va., peace, pride, Survival, writing
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Stronger Than Dirt
“What are some challenges you’ve encountered that you were unsure you could handle but then surprised yourself?” Where do I start??? It seems that every time I have thought, “I don’t know how that person did that/does that, I could … Continue reading
Posted in advice, big plans, childhood, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, friends, guests, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, shyness, teaching, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Blame the victim, dealing with emotional pain, dealing with physical pain, dealing with trauma, dealing wth stress, Family trauma, Finding inner strength, personal strength, Surviving
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Sapped
This week:How has the ongoing pandemic affected your creativity? My writing creativity has been a casualty of the pandemic. As many people, I really thought that having to stay home would make writing easier, but no. I have been bogged-down … Continue reading
No Place to Go? No Problem.
Our Tuesday Fox supplied this week’s topic when she asked, “How has the ongoing pandemic affected your creativity?” The beginning of the shutdown was great for my creativity outlets other than music and writing. If you’ve known me for a … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, blogging, creativity, Dealing with stress, experiences, Life, Patricia Kiyono, Random thoughts, time management, writing
Tagged lockdown, things to do, time to create
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“God Bless You”
With all the problems that are going on in the world and in my family, I thought that I would share a story that happened over forty years ago, one which my sister and I laughed about again just last … Continue reading
Posted in blessings, clothing, Dealing with stress, experiences, Family, inspiration, jobs, Life, memories, Tonette Joyce
Tagged "God bless you", habits and colars, nuns, priests, relatives, religious, sneeze
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Song Sung Blue
Our resident hound asked, “What color best describes you? Why that color?” I’ve always been drawn to the color blue. The particular shade of blue that I choose as my favorite depends on the time of day, my mood, and … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life, Dealing with stress, experiences, favorites, inspiration, Music, Patricia Kiyono, Random thoughts, The Author Life
Tagged blue, colors, Neil Diamond, pramatism, preferences, Song Sung Blue
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