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Home For The Holidays

January 31, 2009 gaisheagirl

Did I mention we had a little snow in Seattle over the Christmas holidays?  The fact may have been hidden…

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Posted in: humor, Life, reading, Words, writing Filed under: Christmas, Daughters, Family, Holidays, Relationships, Seattle, Snow, weather

Can't Write This Stuff

January 27, 2009 gaisheagirl

Sometimes things just shouldn’t go unnoticed: Lazy Daredevil to Lie Across 12 Couches LAS VEGAS—In his greatest feat to date,…

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Posted in: humor, Life, reading Filed under: Believe It or Not, Irony, Odd Things, Weird Headlines, Words

Guilty?

January 20, 2009 gaisheagirl

The top ten most irritating phrases, according to researchers at Oxford University:   1 – At the end of the…

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Posted in: books, humor, publishing, rejection, writing Filed under: Common Usage, Language, Oxford, reading, Words

Why, Women?

December 16, 2008 gaisheagirl

Run, don’t walk, to your local corner bookstore and buy The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan. If you need a…

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Posted in: books, Death, God, humor, writing Filed under: Cancer, Family Life, Kelly Corrigan, Life, reading, The Middle Place, Women, women's fiction

Howl-O-Ween

October 31, 2008 gaisheagirl

Looking for a great Halloween website?  Try www.halloween.com.  Everything you want to know about the holiday, about finding a costume,…

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Posted in: humor, writing Filed under: dogs, Halloween, Halloween Decorations, Halloween Website

The Lonely Goatherd

October 17, 2008 gaisheagirl

I live in Seattle….not in a rural part of the city, but 10 minutes from downtown.  My neighborhood is great: A small…

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Posted in: humor, writing Filed under: Goats, Goattrimmers.com, Land Clearing, Landscapers, Madison Park, Seattle, Vegetation

A Hero's Welcome

October 13, 2008 gaisheagirl

A blatant copy of a fellow writer and friend’s blog entry, but I doubt our readers are the same.  Check…

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Posted in: humor, writing Filed under: a dogs welcome, A soldiers return, dogs, Homecomings, Iraq, Love, music, Susan Wiggs, Video

By Any Other Name

September 24, 2008 gaisheagirl

My youngest daughter and I took a road trip of sorts a couple of weeks ago.  We flew to Idaho,…

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Posted in: humor, movies, travel, writing Filed under: Birds, books, Children, Generations, Life, New York City, Noise, Parents, Soundtracks, The Byrds, wyoming, Yellowstone

Anchors Away

September 20, 2008 gaisheagirl

I settled in Roche Harbor last night.  It was sunset, around 9:30pm amnd still daylight this far north.  I flipped…

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Posted in: humor, writing Filed under: Anchors, boating, Boats, Fog, Roche Harbor, Sailors, San Juan Islands, travel, Washington State, Women

Don't Cancel Cocktails

September 11, 2008 gaisheagirl

Trying to decide whether or not to have a glass of wine with dinner?  How about that Friday night Martini?…

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Posted in: humor, writing Filed under: Cocktails, Depression, Drinking, Martinis, Neurons, wine

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