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Proud mama

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Yesterday the Bug, my oldest grandchild, and I attended a flower festival at the Grow Native Nursery, part of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens.  We were assigned by Coco, my daughter, the nursery manager, to look like interested buyers.  … Continue reading →

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A funny thing happened to me on the way to…

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

“I’ve wanted to be a comedian,” confessed my eight-year-old grandson in tears, “since I was five years old.”  We’d told him he should be straight man to our six-year-old granddaughter’s funny Gracie-Allen-like answers.  He didn’t want to be the straight … Continue reading →

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Never give up

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

“Mom, I had a really weird thought,” said the familiar voice over the cell phone connection.  “I think I might actually graduate from college.  I’ve had so many stops and starts.  Today’s the first day where I can actually see myself … Continue reading →

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One Neptunian year

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Yesterday on the way to the airport, Cheezy informed me that today Neptune would turn one year old.  How could that be?  I remember Neptune being a planet in our solar system since forever.  Is Neptune female?  Lying about her … Continue reading →

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Never far from a new start

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

As the year closes, I find it doesn’t change much.  We still eat too much, don’t see our loved ones often enough, and life travels at the same pace whether it’s good times or bad times.  No, I take that … Continue reading →

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Ageless sense

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Recently I read some Words of Wisdom in another blog.  I’ve elaborated on a few of those common sense tidbits and added a couple of my own learned experiences. If you feel something not so nice, say it inside your head.  Wear earplugs … Continue reading →

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Open mic night

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

I toyed with going to an open mic night.  I even wrote a comedy routine including animation, but chickened out.  Here it is.  Remember to laugh when you see (pause). Okay, let’s get 2 (hold up two fingers) things out … Continue reading →

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Announcing a new “special” day

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Some days just beckon action — either to begin something or end something. Like New Years. Like the day after Thanksgiving.  Like Mondays. I always start diets after a fulfilling weekend. Even better when Monday falls on the first day of a … Continue reading →

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What do you want to be when you grow up?

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Imagine waking up and knowing what you want to be. Beethoven composed music at four. Tiger Woods wanted to be a golfer from age three. I wonder what age he was when he decided he wanted to be a philanderer? … Continue reading →

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Living with Lucy

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Spring housecleaning has prompted me to “find my dream.” My husband says it’s more like “living with Lucy.” Remember Lucy and Ethel’s hair-brain idea to show their husbands up by working at the chocolate factory — only to find the … Continue reading →

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