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Chit Chat

I had my second round of immunology infusion yesterday.  It's really quite simple.  I sit in a recliner with an IV and receive twodifferent types of solutions that are meant to build up myT cells and...

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Cooking While Sheltering at Home

The restaurants around our town are starting to open up, and ofcourse many have been making take out and delivery an optionwhich we have enjoyed.  Despite these options, I still enjoy ahome cooked...

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Sunday Morning Musings

I love the way the early morning sun starts peeking into thesitting area of our master bedroom.  Such a peaceful time of day.I have several projects I am working on right now.  PraiseGod for my...

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Happy Monday Y'All

It's a bright and cheerful Monday morning here in South TexasIt's going to be a hot one though.  We have been spoiled by thepreviously lovely temps of spring.  Now it seems that summer iswaving hello...

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Oliver Says Hello

Good morning everyone!  I just finished a morning nap in mylittle bed in the family room.  I like this bed to beturned over on its side so that it is like a little cocoon.I think I will spend the day...

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In The Kitchen With Me

I have spent some time recently looking through oldcookbooks for tried and true recipes.   Since I have beenfeeling better I have a renewed interest in cooking and havereally been enjoying my time in...

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Honoring Our Troops Past and Present

I just finished reading the Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson.Excellent read, and I highly recommend it to any lover of historyand Winston Churchill.  I am an admitted Anglophile, and a great lover...

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The Garden Around Sweet Tea Cottage

Aside from the work I am doing inside the cottage ~ wallpaper and paint, I am slowly tending the garden around the cottage too.I bought more pea gravel to fill in spots that seem a bit too sparse.I am...

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What Should I Make For Dinner Tonight?

Recently, my mind has been swimming with ideas for dinner.Today, I have hit the wall.  No ideas at all.  I have been so preoccupied with doctor's appointments that I haven't givencooking a thought....

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Where I Create

This is my little corner of the world.  It's a part of my office,and for me, it's where dreams are hatched, and creativity canflourishMy inner child comes to play here, and there are noboundaries to...

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How Perfectionism Prevents Creativity From Flourishing

Both of my parents were perfectionists.  It was a bit difficult for them to acceptthe fact that they had given birth to a free spirit who did not feel harnessed bythat perfectionistic behavior....

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Ahh ~ There's No Place Like Home for Real Comfort

So sorry to be gone for so long.  I have been so busy healing andgoing to and from the hospital for treatments.  The good news is thatI am in REMISSION!    My treatments have been cut back to...

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Life With Oliver

This little guy has totally changed our lives for the better.  We wereso very sad after Bentley passed away.  Then came Covid, and thenmy husband was laid off from his job.  David works in the oil...

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Susan and Oliver Down the Rabbit Hole

I just want to escape from all the mania in our country today!  I wish that Oliver andI could shrink ourselves down for the day and play in the land of miniatures!I feel like we are headed into a full...

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Oh Happy Day!

I am so very happy to tell you that the bandages on my right leg have been removed            and I am now on my way to a complete recovery!Big Texas Hugs,Susan and Oliver 

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Article 4

I have been away far too long.  The thought of blogging has seemeddaunting to me.  Since my illness, and now my recovery, I havelooked at life in a very different way.  Instead of trying to keep up...

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Another Day of Happiness

First of all, let me say that this is an old Christmas photo of mine that youmay or may not recall from years ago on this blog.  I brought it back because I liked it.  Pure and simple as that!  This is...

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Holiday Decor Promises I Have Made

Every year I promise myself not to go over the top with theChristmas decor.  Well I have done it again.  What can I say,I am weak!Loads of Love,Susan and OliverPS: Spam comments or nasty ones will be...

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I Miss My Grandmother

 Throughout the year I get along okay.  I miss my parents, my grandparents,my aunts and uncles on a regular basis.  The holidays are tough ones for me.I never had brothers and sisters, and I have never...

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Too Warm for Hot Chocolate

It really doesn't feel like hot chocolate weather, but then itrarely does in South Texas.  I love the idea of it though.Christmas is one time of the year when I am not willingto part with tradition....

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