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Musing on Cancer, Waiting With Hope
I was diagnosed in July and now will wait for surgery and treatment. Mercifully, I did not wait too long for a mammogram so my prognosis is good; I’ll wait and see.
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Budget Vogue: Hubby Looking Good in Those Tommy Bahama Pants
Spending as much time as I do in thrift stores, I am deeply familiar with excess, with too much, with “no thanks, I already have five.”
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Budget Vogue: Side of the Road Finds Summer
I live to collect and examine and find. It’s my passion to hunt, to search for treasures – while thrifting, driving, walking the dog.
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Joyful Musings: There’s Something About a Man in a Toupee
According to Reddit, hair systems for men can vary greatly by price. I saw one thread where words like olaplex and maintenance systems were thrown around; oils, transformation and hair club for men words intermittently featured. And then I wanted real examples, real people.
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Budget Vogue: Thrift Shop Book Aficionado Swims and Reads
As the heat rises, one of my go-to summer joys is to jump into the Lamprey River, throw my clothes on over my wet bathing suit and then head out on errands. As I’m not a fan of air conditioning, I leave the windows open and utilize the warm air to dry off.
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Welcome To Budget Vogue
I’ll celebrate all things vogue and budget, all things thrifty and trendy, all things frugal and fabulous.
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Joyful Musings: Yay, Here Comes May
Happy end o’ March and April, Joyful Musers. And as my 62nd year is arriving soon, I’m going to share with you 62 things that I joyfully muse upon in this life.
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Enjoying the Moments, the Sun, the Moon and Of Course Ice Skating
It’s been a bit, Joyful Musers; 2025 has had an interesting start on my end, a start not predicted nor expected, a beginning that has me valuing and appreciating the minute, the small, the kindness of strangers, the sun, the snow, life itself.
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A Gingerbread House May Be Home for the Holidays if Your Frosting Sticks
So, dear Joyful Musers, you’ve made it to another end, another grand finale of a year, a Christmas Day’s departure, a final moment of life.
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Always Room at the Jesus Hotel in Dover
Most families I know have one nativity set. One. They set it up this time of year with the requisite camels, lambs, Mary, Joseph and three Wise Men. It’s simple. It’s done. No great shakes, no need for a Jesus Hotel.