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authorannemariestc
Nov 141 min read
Comfort Food
It is a rainy day here in Louisiana, not at all cold, but dank and miserable. The storms are a leading edge of a cold front that will...
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authorannemariestc
Nov 123 min read
Train Ride
I'm pretty sure I am still 16 in this photo, based on the sweater Melanie is wearing, because this picture was taken in New Jersey, and I...
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authorannemariestc
Nov 82 min read
When you realize you are now the safety net
Someone commented on Wednesday morning that it felt more like 9/11/2001 then 11/9/2016, and I felt that all the way to my soul. When news...
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authorannemariestc
Nov 73 min read
Remembering Who I Am
I am the six year old, who could read at a sixth grade level, who read the air raid drill signs in the hallways in school, about how we...
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authorannemariestc
Aug 152 min read
Sophie
My grandmother's name was Sophia Melita, but most people called her Sophie. We grandkids called her Mom-Mom, and my Aunt Fran called her...
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authorannemariestc
Aug 112 min read
Time is Fluid
"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." When the clock hanging on the side of the garage in the courtyard by the pool stopped...
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authorannemariestc
Aug 92 min read
The Katrina Cottage is complete
At this time last year, I had just started cleaning out the room in the garage that had been Cecil's shop, with my intent to turn it into...
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authorannemariestc
Aug 62 min read
Trying to come back
I apologize for being away for so long. And for posting so sporadically these last few months. What I am learning this summer is that...
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authorannemariestc
Jul 91 min read
The Indie Author Project
https://library.biblioboard.com/content/9251eb5d-e160-40f6-8a6b-5c07da594230 One of my books is now available through the Indie Author...
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authorannemariestc
Jul 32 min read
Stormy Weather
The heat and humidity almost always lead to thunderstorms for someone in the greater New Orleans area. It is our turn here in Metairie...
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authorannemariestc
Jul 11 min read
Those Facebook Memories again
I've told y'all before how those Facebook memories are a two-edged sword, and can be both a blessing and a curse. These two images are...
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authorannemariestc
Jun 292 min read
Setbacks
Full confession - the picture has nothing to do with the subject of this post. This is a field of native Louisiana flowers at City Park...
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authorannemariestc
Jun 262 min read
Chasing Normal
My lunch today, after mowing the lawn. I'm trying to return to my normal eating habits, which are anything but normal. Pickled Beets,...
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authorannemariestc
Jun 251 min read
Home Again
The view from my brother and sister-in-laws cottage in Ontario, where I was lucky to spend a few days on vacation after attending my...
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authorannemariestc
Jun 112 min read
Hope
More from re-reading my earlier books. This passage is from "Blessings from the Past". "“I think so, Larry. These journals were written...
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authorannemariestc
Jun 71 min read
The Two-Edged Sword
Facebook memories are wonderful. They can provide a picture of where you were at a moment in the past. But they can also be painful,...
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authorannemariestc
Jun 52 min read
After the storm...
It has been almost two weeks since my last post, and it has been a long and hard stretch of days. I am starting to feel like I am out of...
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authorannemariestc
May 241 min read
Doing the best I can...
I posted a beautiful picture of my pool and yard to remind myself that I am very blessed and lucky. That doesn't change just how much I...
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authorannemariestc
May 211 min read
Feedback
I have shared with you previously that every morning I check my sales on Amazon, and also check to see if I have any ratings or reviews. ...
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authorannemariestc
May 171 min read
What is old is new again
Working on formatting Unexpected Blessings to submit it to the Indie Writer's Project, and just read this paragraph: "Angus gently kissed...
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