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Getting Acquainted
I spend most of my time playing alpha female for my pack of dogs. Lucy (Boston terrier), Harley (chihuahua). Hershey (miniature dachshund) and Jasper (standard schnauzer) are my entertainment and sometimes muses. Jasper is a puppy mill rescue dog and I'm in the intital stages of writing a series of vignettes of his life since the rescue contrasted with eduaction about rescues and puppy mills.
I do actually have other interests than writing and my dogs. I love to scrapbook, watch ice hockey, listen to a variety of music genres and reading. My parents both were avid readers and passed that love on to me. I'll read a cereal box if you set it in front of me!
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Pretty Ponies All in a Row
Pretty Ponies All in a Row
 
December 28, 2021 at 3:15pm December 28, 2021 at 3:15pm
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I'm back from my Christmas trip to my sister's in Oklahoma. I left on Thursday and was home by yesterday morning. Traffic was good both ways.
My sis worked on Thursday but I have a key so I got there around noon. I hung out with her dog, a itty bitty chihuahua named Polly. After several years of living with my sis, that little dog doesn't know what to think of me. I only see her around 3-4 times per year, though.
My sister made the mistake of handing me the remote before she went back to work. I found wrestling stuff. Yep I'm a wrestling, or as we call it in Texas, rasslin', fan. My sister was the one who got me hooked back in the 80's when small territories were the thing. We had matches on Mondays in Ft. Worth and Fridays in Dallas. They were televised on the weekends. Our dad took us to the Ft. Worth matches until I had my license. I still have all of my programs, pictures, and a few autographs.  !
Friday, she made buffalo meat tacos and one of her coworkers at the place she worked previously came and ate with us. We watched wrestling that night then Christmas shows.
On Christmas Day, my sis made spaghetti and meatballs. The same friend came over and brought her guitar! The friend is in a local band and writes some of her own stuff. She sang a few country songs a several classic rock songs. I'd forgotten how much live music does for my soul! I love music and it just happens that country and classic rock are my favorite genres. It was a really special day.
Sunday we watched football and something she had found on uTube.
It wasn't all TV. We talked a lot, just nice sister time.
I was grateful for the time spent with her and it was good to see not the one but three of her former coworkers. Wonderful ladies, all.
It's nice to be back home. I missed my dogs.
Today the little library has been mostly quiet. I had to take down my Christmas displays. I had winter signs and books all ready but it's too dang hot here to put up "Cozy Up to a Good Book" signs! It's going to be fairly cold this coming weekend the warm right back up. 
I hope y'all had a great Christmas holiday! Next up, New Year's!  |
December 14, 2021 at 4:55pm December 14, 2021 at 4:55pm
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It's been two weeks since I wrote here! My life is mostly quiet so not a lot to share.
The rest of my weekends this year, and the first of next year are filled.It's that busy time of year!
This weekend I'll be dog sitting. She's a half poodle-half Australian sheperd. She looks more like a labradoodle. She's a big character and thinks she's a lapdog. I love spending time with her.
Next weekend (Christmas!), I'll be heading north of the Red River to spend a few days with my sister. After our mom and aunt passed the family has pretty much splintered. We plan to have snack stuff, and hopefully, tamales if I can find someone selling any.
Christmas day she's cooking spaghetti.
A story of Christmas past: I didn't go to my family's as much for holidays or other trips once I became a teenager. After a few years I decided to go up for Christmas. My aunt was so excited! My favorites that she made were her spaghetti and her German chocolate cake. She decided to make both for Christmas. My cousin was soooo mad! She felt we should have a traditional meal with all the fixins.
On New Year's Eve or Day my best friend, her hubby and I are having our Christmas. They are taking me to Joe's Crab Shack. I love that place! I'm a big fan of seafood.
I'm looking forward to all the upcoming quality time but will be ready for some rest and quiet time when it's over. |
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Everything should be closed here except for a few bars. One tends to do holiday spreads which is very thoughtful of them. But... I may want to just stay in. 
