Category Archives: Friends

Blast from the past…and gifted chat

Ever since the Borders closed down, I’ve been spending more time at the library.  I am now officially glad I am. Today, I ran into an old friend of mine, someone I dated and worked with almost 20 years ago.  … Continue reading

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Beach fun!

On Tuesday, we spent a little bit of time at a beach on Lake Michigan while my friend Bruce was in town.  On his last day here, Mr. RSG, the girls and I had opted to take Bruce to the … Continue reading

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How to help – Nashville area disaster relief links

(photo credit: Ken Whitehouse, Nashville’s The City Paper) No, that’s not my friends house…thank God.  But one in his neck of the woods.   Papa T’s wife is sick (perhaps from wading in hip-high waters), and his boys are in high … Continue reading

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Don’t want to be melodramatic…

But this is the view from my friend’s house in Tennessee. I haven’t heard from him since about 7:00 pm last night. He said his wife and one of his boys were going to evacuate but he was staying behind … Continue reading

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Praying for flooded TN and my friend down there

One of my dear friends and one of my favorite commenters, Papa T, and his family, are smack dab in the middle of the worst flooding since 1937 in Middle Tennessee. I hear they had about 13-15 inches already.  They … Continue reading

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