The Trouble With Women (it’s not what it sounds like)
Originally posted on Meredith's Musings:The Trouble With Women (it’s not what it sounds like). Are you interested in ancestry? Addendum: This is where I need to give credit to...
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Mary Lou sent me a notification on Facebook – Here’s your fortune cookie. It’s fun to read the aphorism on a slip of paper encased in a delicate crescent-shaped cookie. The cookies are served at the...
View ArticleJumping to conclusions…
can turn into jumping for joy. “May I take your cart for you?” I said. “Yes, thank you,” she said. “How are you today?” “I’m barely making it. You’ll understand when you get to be 90.” I laughed. “I’m...
View ArticleMuscadine Wine
Colleen Chesbro introduced me to Moscato wine, and later, posted a recipe for a festive drink using Barefoot Moscato. The name sounded familiar, but it wasn’t until I tried it I realized the...
View ArticleStatus
I’m still working on making navigation possible on http://meredithlbl.com. Yesterday in the car on our way home, Martha said “I’ve been thinking about your blog. What if you do alliteration, like your...
View ArticleLife’s Tight and Loose Threads
I’m thinking about life and crocheting. How can I compare the two ? When I look at my work, I’m critical. My stitches aren’t uniform. Some places I’ve allowed too much slack, and some are too tight. Uh...
View ArticleFinishing Well
Beginnings can be rough; start, stop, edit, rethink, redo, cast off, start again. That’s unimportant; that’s in the past. I’m finishing with a crochet project, and already starting another. I found the...
View ArticleSometimes I Wonder
Where are my early childhood memories stored, and why can’t I access them? It seems to me the larger my circle of friends becomes, the more complicated interaction becomes. Why do I still want to...
View ArticleIsolation
Isolation can be a defense mechanism, an escape from embarrassment, or just a need for solitude. “Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul. Isolation is what you crave when you neglect...
View ArticleConstrain/compel
Grace, a beautiful word, and in this post, grace is God’s great gift to me. Grace causes me to pledge my allegiance to the Lord. I can recall the selfish ambition that constrained me into service for...
View ArticleAnother Cuppa
Java Jive Lyrics I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the java and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup (boy!) Songwriters: OAKLAND, BEN/DRAKE, MILTON Java...
View ArticleBefore ~ After
I lived too long in fairy land All my dreams weren’t truth I took all the disappointments To weave and spin a perfect life Gossamer clothed reality Is difficult to sustain I peel away the layers To...
View ArticleThe Impossible Dream
This might seem to be a depressing subject to discuss with the New Year approaching and everyone hopin’ and prayin’ for prosperity for each other and our country. Isn’t time to know the truth? I...
View Article2014 in review
Thanks so much to my readers, to Word Press and to Blogging University for the growth surge this year. I’m looking forward to 2015! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report...
View ArticleWish I’d Said That
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”...
View ArticleGotta Do It!
Thanks to Colleen I’m one of the first to see Ronovan’s new video welcome. He’s always a motivator/innovator in my circle of friends on Word Press. You know I’ve gotta make a video welcome now! Wesley...
View ArticleTears
Tears cleanse and lubricate my eyes. I react to strong emotion with tears. They are composed of water, salts, antibodies and lysosomes. The composition of emotional tears are different from those...
View ArticleSo, You Want To Publish
As I read comments and followed links, I happened upon Author Scope. There I viewed a You Tube Video entitled One Thing Every Author Should Know, narrated by Gary Lindberg, best-selling author and...
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