Tag Archives: Reblog

Easter

Posted on April 11, 2017 by vanbytheriver

It started as a typical Easter weekend. There was a new outfit, frilly dress, white patent leather shoes, white gloves and flowered hat. The Sunday meal was planned. Good Friday was mysterious. For reasons not yet clear to us, we … Continue reading →

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Alligator on Fridays

Posted on March 11, 2017 by vanbytheriver

Fish sticks, macaroni and cheese, with a side of stewed tomatoes. It was the meal of choice on Fridays in families who adhered to the Catholic tradition of meat abstinence. Where did this practice originate ? The information is not very … Continue reading →

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Youth Dew

Posted on January 14, 2017 by vanbytheriver

Every few years, I go in search of a new fragrance, spraying scents onto those little cardboard squares provided by department stores. This year was no different. I kept coming back to a classic, one that I wore in the … Continue reading →

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Genuine Laughter

Posted on May 22, 2016 by vanbytheriver

Originally posted on The Off Key Of Life:
I don’t know this woman but she’s the kind of person I’d like to know. Anyone who can generate this kind of laughter at something as simple as what you’re about to…

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Death by Coupon

Posted on February 29, 2016 by vanbytheriver

Originally posted on vanbytheriver:
It will be somewhere in my obituary.  “She died trying to redeem a coupon”. The body ages; the mind refuses to recognize its limitations. It happens to me all the time. I never learn. The latest…

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