Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

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Finding Direction:  The Wind Vane Chronicles

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Who, Us? Gone Sailin’!! – Part 1

November 16th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Friends, Humor, Perspective, Reflections, Stories, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

I DID it!! I took the plunge Saturday and christened Tom’s sailboat – Item 7 – with my lovely presence.  I also officially christened it another way, but I’ll get to that in a minute. He’s only had the boat three years, after all.  I had to make sure he could handle it well and [...]

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The Boat Is In The Water, Tom Is On The Boat, The Wind Is Up . . .

September 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Humor, Reflections, Tom & Me

Life is good. Tom has gone sailing today.* Okay, you say, so what’s the big deal about that? Well, due to circumstances way beyond our/his control, this is the very first time he’s had the chance.  If you are regular readers, and I’m sure you all are, then you’ve read my posts all spring and [...]

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Guest Post: A Birthday Timeline

September 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Dee's Family, Friends, Inspirational, Our Kids, Philosophical, Reflections, Spirituality, Uncategorized

I am SO lucky!  I have a beautiful, talented, loving daughter-in-law named Lynn (Mark’s wife), who not only is a sweetheart in the family – hers, ours and their own – but also a gifted writer.  She blogs and does lots of videos of the girls at My Charmed Life, that I really enjoy, being [...]

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You Still Here? I’ve Been Lazy – Ya Think?!

September 10th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Blogging, Perspective, Photos, Videos, Tom & Me

I know, I know.  I’ve not blogged in a few days.  Well . . . make that several days.  OKAY, a week and a half!! But, I’ve got good reasons. I’m in a summer slump. Oh yeah . . . it’s September 10, already. Well then, blame it on Tom.  He’s been keeping me really [...]

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Photo Contest Judging Nearly FInished – Hang Tight – Another Day or So

August 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Finding Direction Contests, Health, Photos, Videos, Tom & Me

Judging and the writing up of the blog on the winners has been going strong.  WAS going strong, until Tom got sick about six days ago.  It kept on, so I finally had to take him to the doctor today.  The diagnosis:  “Acute sinusitis/Pharyngitis/Bronchitis.”  I suppose it could have been worse.  He’s never had his [...]

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I’ve “Cured” My Slump! ha!

August 5th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Humor, Reflections, Tom & Me

Well, I figured out how to “cure” my slump. I made my coffee a whole lot stronger this morning and drank more of it.  I’m wired! To keep up the caffeine high I’m on, I’ve decided to go grocery shopping after lunch (which is always a downer in Picayune) in Slidell, next big town down [...]

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“Das Boot” a/k/a “THE BOAT” – Epilogue

July 26th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Humor, Perspective, Reflections, Tom & Me

Tom is currently contemplating whether to take up a friend’s offer to let him come put “THE BOAT” in the water behind his house, which is located on a small lake with access to Lake Pontchartrain near Slidell.  He was thinking that he would do that as he took the boat out of the water [...]

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