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A Match Made In Heaven?
Yesterday, June 6th, was the 1-year anniversary of Wild Bill's doctor telling us Bill had, at best, 8 to 12 months to live. Bill is doing really well with the new chemo treatment, and he has happily...
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Why The Bench Didn't Get Painted
The hall bench was going to get painted in THIS post a short while back when I was inspired by some painted chairs in Purple Hydrangeas' blogpost.The bench is very functional and photogenic! Here it is...
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Blessings When Selling Your Home And Furniture
My advice to anyone selling their home and moving out of state is to sell what you can instead of going to the expense of moving and storing your furniture, washer and dryer, etc.Our washer and dryer...
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Rivercrest Cottage sold on... Tuesday, July 9, 2019. We closed that chapter of our lives and wish the new cottage owners well. It was a solid built home and gave us many years of protection from the...
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A Post From The Edge
I'm still here! Trying to knock off that dust and get back to normal.Our life is quite topsy-turvy right now. We've ping-ponged our way from Texas -- to Illinois -- to the area around Memphis, back to...
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Fall Is Coming Soon...I Need A Porch To Decorate!
We were so close to having a house to decorate for fall!I saw some cute fall decor ideas over at 2 BEES IN A POD and really got excited! We were closing soon...2 BEES IN A PODOur closing was scheduled...
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It's Been A While
Hey Y'all! It's been a while since I've caught up!That's because we bought that house we were looking at in my last post, but there's no access to internet in our whole subdivision... and, actually,...
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Musings From Mississippi: Health And Dogs
Hello out there to anyone who is still with me these days! I've been busy playing nurse to Wild Bill. His legs gave out on him a few weeks back, and I had to call 911. The firemen got him up and wanted...
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Get In The Mood For Christmas With Homeroad's Wreath
I still have to go to Starbucks to get caught up on internet. Supposedly "the internet" is coming to our subdivision around Dec 1st...We will be welcomed to the 21st Century soon!Until then, Starbucks...
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Last Day Together
Wild Bill said goodbye to his small circle of girls early in the morning of Tuesday, December 3rd.Our three daughters flew in as soon as they could when the kindest of hospice nurses came on duty the...
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Christmas Past And Present
Life goes on... even when it surprises you at how normal everything is despite your whole world changing.I'm determined to get a Christmas post on here, so I'm posting some photos from years past.I...
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These Days...
Hello Friends! I miss not being able to check in often, and I want you to know I appreciate those of you who are still dropping by.I last wrote to you on Christmas Eve. I'm sure you can tell by my post...
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Back From The Abyss
It's been a while...Let's catch up!I spent December with family in Illinois. In early January, Oldest Daughter and I went down to Mississippi to get the house Wild Bill and I bought last August ready...
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Life Does Go On...6 Months In
Hey Everyone! I'm trying to come back. Finally getting my feet on the ground and starting over instead of hiding out...It's been 6 months today since Wild Bill passed. Seems like so long ago in a...
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Struggles
Hope all is well with you...I've found it's easier to say you're back than to actually be back!The last 7 months have been a struggle to get back to normal, especially in this world of shutdowns and...
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My Garage With Teeny Apartment Attached
A couple of months ago, I moved into a garage with a small apartment attached. Yes...you read that right! I think my garage is bigger than my apartment...Garage Door To The Left Of PhotoMy teeny...
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Home Goods
Finally got to Home Goods recently...I may have gotten a little carried away!I think I spent too much time feeling sorry for myself. The BLESSED pillow reminded me of just how lucky I’ve been in my...
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The number 13 is my lucky number. My father was born on December 13th, my mother was born on May 13th, and they got married on August 13th. Yep...that means today would be their anniversary if they...
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Finally Fall And Decorating Dilemmas
The cool weather has finally started showing up for us here in the middle of the country. YAY!I was looking at old posts on my blog here, trying to figure out what I might have left in my storage bins...
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After the last two Thanksgivings, a nice quiet one is welcome in our family this year.The youngest granddaughter and I spent yesterday together baking pies and enjoying a few of her Christmas presents...
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Buying A House - Making A Home
At the end of January, I closed on a house in a Del Webb (55-plus) community in Illinois.Without Wild Bill, it was emotionally much harder than I expected. I cried all the way to the closing. It made...
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How Many Bones Can You Break Getting New Carpet?
Well, if you read my title above, you might know why I haven't posted lately. The answer is 3 or 4 bones in my case! Both Middle Fingers FracturedRight after my last post, the construction guy I've...
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Projects, Projects, Projects...
I think I might be filling up my space with projects to keep from feeling the loss of my old life. Sometimes I don’t feel like a whole. What was WE is now just me. I guess that’s where all the...
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Hello Again, It's Nearly Fall...
It's been a long time. I thought I'd check in and see how many people are still blogging from the old days. Blogger has changed so much, I had to work my way through how to post all over again.I'm...
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