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HOME
What is ‘home’ to you? Where is ‘home’? I grew up in the Washington DC suburbs, as most of you know. My father was born in southern Virginia but raised in North Carolina. My mother was born and raised in Pennsylvania. … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, battles, blessings, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, disability, experiences, Family, food, free week, friends, helping others, inspirational people, Life, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce
Tagged brothers, family, homes, Marine Corps, North Carolina, nursing facilities, nursing homes, parents, Pennsylvania, staff, veterans
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Boxing Day
Well, actually, it’s Good Friday, but I let myself store too many things in what would be used as a ‘guest’ room, and a few weeks ago my 18-year-old grandkid found that where she was staying was not working out … Continue reading
Posted in America, big plans, blessings, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, food, free week, guests, helping others, holidays, Life, memories, procrastination, Tonette Joyce, traditions
Tagged boxing, Easter, Family moving in, family visits, Good Friday, rearranging, telegrams, Thanksgiving
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Personal Growth
Do you garden at all? When I was in Colorado, I had a townhouse. It had a fair-sized yard, but the back was two-thirds deck and the rest was generally shady, which was great for the kids playing, but not great … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, battles, big plans, contemporary, Daily life, Dealing with stress, descriptions, experiences, Family, food, goals, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts, spring, summer, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Validation, weather
Tagged gardening, growing vegetables
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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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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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Gimme a Shot
Looking at the photos on your phone (or camera, if you still use one), what place or type of event do you tend to photograph most often? Honestly, if you look at my phone, you’ll see a lot of unintentional … Continue reading
Posted in big plans, blessings, collections, Daily life, experiences, Family, food, helping others, holidays, imagination, inspiration, memories, pets, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce, Visuals
Tagged Camera rolls, family pictures, Photos, pix
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