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How Full is Your Glass?
Our question of the week is one that I posed: “Do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist? Why do you think you lean that way?” My knee-jerk response to this question is that I’m an optimist. I guess … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, holidays, inspiration, inspirational people, lifestyles, memories, Patricia Kiyono
Tagged attitude, glass half-full, happy and healthy, mindset, optimism
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Decoration Decorum
“How early do you start shopping/decorating for the holidays?” Shopping! How I miss the hustle and bustle of shopping centers decorated to the hilt and finding just the right gift for just the right person! I have been some distance … Continue reading
Posted in America, author's life, Autumn, childhood, Christmas, collections, experiences, Family, favorites, food, Fourth of July, Holiday, holidays, inspiration, recipe, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, gifts, halloween, independence day, Lent, New Year, st. patrick's day, St.Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving
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Deck the Halls… or Not
This week one of our foxes asked, “How early do you start shopping/decorating for the holidays?” I’ve never been one to spend much time decorating our house. I suppose it’s because I probably spend less time in my home than … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Holiday, holidays, Patricia Kiyono, traditions
Tagged decorations, gifts, planning, shopping
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Daydream Believer
Let’s Talk About Daydreams By Jeff Salter First things first — Happy Independence Day to all of us living in America. Secondly: I’d be willing to swear on a stack of Mad Magazines that this is NOT my suggested topic. … Continue reading
Posted in America, characters, creating scenes, dialogue, Fourth of July, holidays, Jeff Salter, novels, Uncategorized, What if
Tagged daydreaming, daydreams, outside the box
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Last Rant, New Wishes
Christmas week and a free week here at 4F, 1H, yet anything it’s been anything but ‘free’ here. I needed to dash off an idea and decided to use one that has been bothering me for some time: writers who … Continue reading
Posted in blessings, Books, experiences, Family, free week, Holiday, holidays, inspiration, memories, novels, phrases, reading, Tonette Joyce, Uncategorized
Tagged foreign phrases, Klingon, Qapla, translations
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Remarkable Reads for 2018, Part Twelve
It’s Christmas Eve! I have so much to celebrate this year. I have my amazing family. One side of our family gathered at our home on Saturday, and the other side will celebrate the holidays at the end of this … Continue reading
Posted in book covers, book review, Books, Christmas books, holidays, New Release, Patricia Kiyono
Tagged A Penny Saved, Alina K. Field, Anthologies, Cherry Christensen, Dana Nussio, Debbie Macomber, Elaina Lee, first kiss, Home to You, Jackie Braun, Joselyn Vaughn, Lost in Lavender, Love's Refrain, Merry Christmas, Nine Ladies Dancing 2018, Rosalyn's Ring, Sherry Gloag, Snow and Mistletoe, The Businessman's Bride, The Respectable Charades, The Twenty-first Wish
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