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Author Archives: texasgaga
Happy Daddy’s Day!
This Be the Verse They f’ you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. Man hands on … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Family, God, Relationships, Sober Life, Texas
Tagged Alzheimer, anniversaries, family, Father's Day, grieving, sober life, sober living, Texas
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Memorial Day
I celebrated Memorial Day twice: over the 3 day week-end and on May 30 since that is the traditional Memorial Day. May 30, 1868 was the first time Americans observed Memorial Day commemorating lives lost during the Civil War. General … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Corpus Christi, Family, God, Gratitude, Grief, Relationships, Sober Life, Texas, Uncategorized
Tagged family, family celebrations, Love, Memorial Day, sober life, sober living, special days, Texas
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Planning ahead
I have spent much of my life imprisoned by my plans. In my drinking days, I stayed furious because the troops, i.e. husband and kids, didn’t toe the line. Back then, the plans were generally in my head and nobody … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Family, God, Grief, Sisters, Sober Life, Women's issues
Tagged Death, family, Funeral, Funeral home, Funeral Services, God, Grief Loss and Bereavement, loss of a child, sober life, sober living, sobriety
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Spring fever
It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want … Continue reading
Posted in Corpus Christi, Food, Gardening, Sober Life
Tagged Herb, Kitchen garden, Plant, Texas, Tomato
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The coffeeness of my life
I quit coffee for Lent. It’s been 18 days since I started back drinking my beloved beverage and I am about fully awake. I am one of those folks who can drink coffee from early morning until bedtime. I usually … Continue reading
Posted in Favorites, Gratitude, Hmmmm, Humor, Sober Life, Texas, Uncategorized
Tagged Coffee, Drink, lent
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Small moments
“We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware – beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.” ― Kent Nerburn, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace: Living … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Celebrations, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Relationships, Sisters, Sober Life
Tagged anniversaries, Birthday, family, family celebrations, Mother, mothers and daughters, Parent, sober living, Texas
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Erasure
I get daily blogging prompts from the WordPress people to help with writer’s block, I suppose. They are usually interesting and even when I don’t have time to write something, I often turn the prompt over in my head a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, God, Gratitude, Grief, Philosophy, Relationships, Sober Life, Women's issues
Tagged family, God, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, loss of a child, sober life, sober living, Support Groups
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When’s the best time to hunt ducks?
The year before John died, a friend gave us some ducks. Dead ducks. We took them out and laid them on the kitchen counter. They smelled kind of fishy. We thought about cooking them for Thanksgiving dinner. I’d heard that … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Hunting and fishing, Recipes, Relationships, Sober Life, Texas, Wild game cooking
Tagged family, Game, Texas, Turducken, Wild game cooking
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Holidays, hollow days, hallowed days
I took a sabbatical from writing. I’m not sure if an itinerant blogger can take a sabbatical. I think it takes gainfully employment to sabbat yourself away from your job. I am employed but I can’t afford to take a … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Celebrations, Driving, Family, God, Gratitude, Humor, Relationships, Sober Life
Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, family, God, grieving, humor, Serenity Prayer, sober life, sobriety, Texas
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Missing Jack
24 years ago on December 7 at about this very moment, I was in labor, riding in a car with John and Georgie as we crossed the Harbor Bridge, listening to U-2 and B.B. King sing “When Loves Comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Corpus Christi, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Relationships, Sober Life, Texas, Women's issues
Tagged family, family celebrations, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, loss of a child, sober life
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