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You Too Can Do It On Four Pairs Of Knickers, Chapter 12

CHAPTER TWELVE: FAIRY TALES DO COME TRUE With the departure of our docents, we were now…. finally… irrevocably… definitively… at long last…… ON OUR OWN!! We ogled one another assiduously, not sure where to begin. And then as though struck … Continue reading

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You Too Can Do It On Four Pairs Of Knickers, Chapter 11

CHAPTER ELEVEN: AND THEN THERE WAS MADELINE… AND FRIENDS Approaching the town square, it felt as though I had stepped into a fairy tale book just past the opening line of… Once Upon a Time. Collioure was charming beyond imagination, … Continue reading

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You Too Can Do It On Four Pairs Of Knickers, Chapter 9

CHAPTER NINE: LET THE GAMES BEGIN Before I could even repair my damaged mascara, Suzanna arrived. After driving four monotonous hours from Roanoke, she entered my house with a huge smile on her face and a swagger in her walk. … Continue reading

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You Too Can Do It On Four Pairs Of Knickers, Chapter 8

  CHAPTER EIGHT: THE CATS IN THE BAG The wait was over. Like an expectant mother anticipating the delivery of her baby, my due date was today. There was no more time for preparation. If the I’s had not been … Continue reading

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You Too Can Do It On Four Pairs Of Knickers, Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX: THE GIRLS My prep time was ticking away. I had been wrestling with, (mostly avoiding) possibly the most important decision of all. It was so important that I tried to ignore it with the hope that it would … Continue reading

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You Too Can Do It On Four Pairs Of Knickers, Chapter 4

CHAPTER FOUR: WHAT’S NEXT? My seed of an idea was now sprouting. I was gaining confidence in my ability to make decisions, but still had one last office related chore to perform. I needed to inform the staff and I … Continue reading

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The Martian Has Landed

Andy Weir is my new hero! Not because he wrote a best seller that is now a motion picture, but because of HOW he wrote this wonderful book. He began with his own passion for science….saw story potential…and commenced posting … Continue reading

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They Bee Gone

  It was way too quiet during January and February. Even with my ear plastered to the side of the hive box, I heard nothing. Nevertheless, being a greenhorn in the bee keeping world, I had plenty of plausible justifications … Continue reading

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One Beer Too Many

No later than five. I’m pretty sure that’s what Chuck said when we spoke on the phone two days ago. Chuck is really Charles Vanderbuilt, (nope, no relation to those people.) He is my guy friend that now lives in … Continue reading

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Bee-Dazzeled

With the temperatures dropping and winter setting in, I knew that my visits to the hive would be far fewer. Cold is not a bee’s friend, so I added a dividing board to shrink the interior space that needed warming, … Continue reading

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