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What’s Going On Again? Here, Have a Meatball
Today I muse joyfully on taking hot showers, taking long walks, making meatballs, creating crafts and lounging on pillows.
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Holiday Ornaments Make Fine New Friends
Tom Hanks had Wilson on his island in Castaway. I have my penguins who will stay after I’ve put most of the holiday decor away.
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The Best of Joyful Musings 2020
I wish you all a joyful 2021. Seize the day, musers, 2021: a blank slate. How perfect. Stay safe, musers, stay alive, stay curious, stay joyful.
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Christmas: A Nun, a Terrorist Poodle and a Lonely String of Garland
Last week I came across a picture from the early ‘70s of my cousins, my grandmother, her dog and her sister, my great aunt.
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Proud To Be a Glamour Don’t For the Pandemic
And I’m here to let you know my Glamour Don’ts have been stellar during this pandemic.
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No Such Thing as Whoopie Pie Fatigue
My mom made whoopie pies – and while she’s been gone for decades now, I feel her next to me as I bake.
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Celebrating the Life That Brings Us Joy
Kneading bread, punching down the dough, creating something that not only should be engaged to butter, but should just elope to Vegas.
On the Rocks of Patience
I collected the rocks, walking over thousands, picking up ones I thought might make the best creation.
Living Dangerously with My Dover Library Grab Bag
At the Dover Library Book Sale, I put my confidence in those who orchestrated this yearly event, who sorted through books and media and created the oh so wonderful and oh so uncertain: Grab Bag.
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Taking a Cruise Inside Your Own Kitchen, How About Those Spoons
As more and more of us spend time inside, commuting from our bedrooms to our laptops, I muse joyfully on household trips, vacations and holidays that can transform our lives to jet-setting hotspots, exciting adventures, glorious travels.