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Dashing thoughts about healthy food and bones to pick about alcohol

Do you ever have a bone to pick with someone, anyone, about how fast time flies and how our health changes before we know it - especially as we age?  Or how the wine looks better in pictures than a glass of water does?  I do. Now that we're in my 50's, and it's just… Continue reading Dashing thoughts about healthy food and bones to pick about alcohol

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Go ahead eat pie while you’re at it!

How do you know when you're feeling comfortable in your world?  How do you know that it isn't all about making sure you're not stretching your waist more than necessary and that it's more about finding where life feels just right (at the moment)?  And, that you're happy? We all have different moments that make… Continue reading Go ahead eat pie while you’re at it!

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How my butt dictated swimming suit choices

Somehow, after all my years of learning sh*t, I've discovered the best way to put closure on my way of thinking is to do the opposite of what I thought was the best thing to do. Really? Yeah, really? Okay...hear me out.  You see, I've been struggling with thoughts of my older, less youthful bum… Continue reading How my butt dictated swimming suit choices

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Frank Sinatra, wine and Christmas cookies

I've got Frank Sinatra's song - 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' running through my head. Since yesterday - and all night long - every time I tossed and turned another stanza looped away in my head.  It must have been the wine? (From now on, all our troubles will be miles away...make the yule-tide gay.) Or… Continue reading Frank Sinatra, wine and Christmas cookies

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Grape picking – A fun time at River Bend Vineyard & Winery in Chippewa Falls, WI

When you drive past vines in a vineyard are you like me and wonder, "Who the heck picks all of those grapes at harvest time?"  The answer depends (I guess) on the vineyard owners.  All you have to do is ask or watch for announcements at harvest time to find out who does their picking.… Continue reading Grape picking – A fun time at River Bend Vineyard & Winery in Chippewa Falls, WI