Tag: family
member name: Tonia, who hugs trees G.
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October 31, 2009 01:40 AM EDT --
It is a simple recipe, hand written on a recipe card that has browned with age. Titled “Oatmeal Cookies” from Grandma Conner, it contains the promise of memories from a childhood lived a lifetime . . .
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June 26, 2008 01:42 AM EDT --
It was not until my mid 30's that I discovered I could cook. There were a few dishes that I would prepare, recipes that had come to me from my father, but I'd had enough disastrous experiences . . .
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March 19, 2007 12:38 AM EDT --
(Handsome fella, don't you think?)
Today is my father's . . .
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September 15, 2007 09:46 PM EDT --
It is a terrifically hard thing to lose a beloved friend. Life does go on though, and we both felt that it was important for Spike to have a younger and more playful dog in his life. When Buddy died . . .
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January 18, 2009 02:25 PM EST --
A few months ago I left a comment on a post here at Gather that asked, if I were to win a copy of "Mamma Mia!" with whom would I watch the movie. I grew up with the music of ABBA, during my . . .
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April 25, 2009 10:39 PM EDT --
Last weekend we took a trip up to Springfield, Mo to see the girls who have moved there with their mother. After lunch at IHOP (a perennial favorite) we took them to a local park. It is a fantastic place . . .
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November 07, 2007 01:36 PM EST --
My godmother and her husband who both live in Australia are on a road trip here in the US. They scheduled a two and a half day stop here in Arkansas which sadly came to end this morning when they . . .
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February 05, 2007 05:41 PM EST --
Beryl Singleton Bissell commented on one of my photo essays today with the observation that one of the shots looked like I had climbed the tree to capture it. She then asked whether tree climbing was on . . .
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January 02, 2007 04:18 PM EST --
Buddy is a boxer, a large and goofy fellow who has a heart of gold. While there have been many dogs in my life, he is the first one I raised from a puppy. He was in pretty dire straits when he came into . . .
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January 09, 2007 10:32 PM EST --
It has been a while since I've put up a photo essay of the horses, and I know they have a small following out there in Gatherland. So, here is one for all their fans.
The fine and mighty Poesia, . . .
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January 17, 2007 09:55 AM EST --
I have spent the last 10 days away from home and have missed the pleasure of watching Buddy playing with Spike.
Spike has grown a bit since I last put up any photos
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January 01, 2007 11:18 PM EST --
It was a sunny day, one custom made to laze around and let the dogs romp out back.
Spike, the youngster of the pack, is starting to become a little bolder in his explorations
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October 04, 2006 12:27 PM EDT --
Ethel lived a life of relative anonymity, struggling to raise her children in a time when it was unusual for a woman to be a single mother. She worked for many years in a factory, and supplemented . . .
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January 27, 2007 02:35 PM EST --
Buddy is a gem. He is wonderful with the new puppy, and so very loving with everyone. Today, he gave us a moment that was truly worth sharing. It is a slow and lazy Saturday afternoon being spent just . . .
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December 25, 2006 05:49 PM EST --
Today was the perfect day for all the dogs to get bathed, and this included little Spike. Not only did he get cleaned up but also had to tolerate the hair being cut off around his eyes so that he can see . . .
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June 24, 2008 12:44 AM EDT --
Life recently gave us one of those moments that causes the daily flow to screech to a halt. Deb received a call that her brother was being rushed to the hospital. A heart attack was suspected. Within about . . .
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