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A few days ago, we said goodbye to Piper, best fri

A few days ago, we said goodbye to Piper, best friend and beloved family member of fifteen years. This will be a repeat post for all of my dear friends and family who so kindly and thoughtfully replied to a similar message on my personal Facebook page, so please don’t feel the need to respond or even like here. Your heartfelt words were much appreciated. Communicating is my way of grieving and the only way I have to release that grief. The echoing emptiness in both house and heart have been profoundly painful.
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RIP, sweet girl. 💔🐾🙏
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#bestfriend #mydog #grieving #writersdog #dogsofjupiterbeach #misshersomuch
#sayinggoodbye #inmyaussiedogworld #emptyhouse #emptyheart #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #pagesandstories ⠀

Sea oats grow along our coastal regions. While the

Sea oats grow along our coastal regions. While they are much admired for their graceful, golden beauty, they also serve a valuable purpose. Sea oats prevent erosion of beach sands, and each plant has a role in building a strong communal root system.
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Do not pick sea oats. In many cases, it is illegal to do so as the loss of even a few has the potential to decimate the plant community, causing damage to the beach and dune ecosystem.
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Even when battered by tumultuous hurricane winds and rough winter seas, sea oats never waiver in their function to remain strong as a community to stabilize the habitat and prevent coastal destruction to dunes.⛱️🌴🌾🌺☀️🦀
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#metaphoricalwriting #loveoneanother #staystrong #buildcommunity #americastrong #alwaysamerican #beabetterhuman #imkinderthanthat #standtogether #makegoodchoices #oceanliving #beacommunity #amwriting #itellstories #wordsiwrite #iwritememoir #essaywriting #memoirsofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #pagesandstories

Someone please remind me never to slack off again.

Someone please remind me never to slack off again. It’s way too painful ramping back up. 😜On a more amusing note, we had a lovely cold front roll through last night. I was out there this morning in running capris and a long-sleeved shirt, and all our visitors were on the beach practically naked. I'm sure they all thought I was crazy, and I definitely thought they were. 😁🤣🏃‍♀️🌴🌺☀️
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#lifeinflorida #snowbirdseason #runlove #longrun #halfmarathontraining #virtualracing #nuunlife #floridarunner #roadrunner #runningismytherapy #socialdistancerunning #gooutside #freshairandexercise #runner #runnomatterwhat #writerswhowrite #runnersofinstagram #pagesandstories

“And I don’t have a crystal ball, but I’m th

“And I don’t have a crystal ball, but I’m thinking one of those Magic 8-Balls we used to play with back in the day might be useful right now and the best way to foretell 2021. Here are some predictions according to the 8-Ball:
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·        As I see it, yes.
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·        Ask again later.
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·        Better not tell you now.
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·        Cannot predict now.
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·        Concentrate and ask again . . .”
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L. Thompson, “2021, Waiting, and the Magic 8-Ball” 📝🍾🥂♥️⬆️⬆️⬆️
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#newblogpost #linkinbio👆 #newyear2021 #mythoughts #thiscouldwork #itellstories #thoughtsofashutin #pandemicvibes #startanew #2021goals #memoirist #memoirsofinstagram #thinkingonpaper #truthteller #writingcommunity #wordsiwrite #sometimesiblog #memorykeeper #writersofinstagram #pagesandstories

I write an innocent note to myself to buy a pot fo

I write an innocent note to myself to buy a pot for the garden, and some comedian—my husband—comes along and cracks wise. Have to say, I think he’s a better writer than I am. 🙄🤣📝🤷‍♀️
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#wiseguy #familyfun #weirdpeople #hesapoet #wordsmith #poemoftheday #wednesdayvibes #wiseasswednesday #poetryfun #amwriting #writingcommunity #poetichusband #thememorykeeper #itellstories #wordsiwrite #memoirsofinstagram #writingwednesday #writersofinstagram #pagesandstories

“Life is all about balance. You don’t always n

“Life is all about balance. You don’t always need to be getting stuff done. Sometimes it’s okay, and absolutely necessary, to shut down, kick back, and do nothing.”—Lori Deschene ♥️🌴🌺☀️
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#sundayvibe #me #lazytime #sundaymood #recoverymode #restfulsunday #downtime
#restneeded #timeofffromlife #doingnothing #runningonempty #rechargingmysoul
#wordsiwrite #amwriting #itellstories
#memoirsofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #pagesandstories

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was just

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was just another Christmas song to me when I was growing up, a song on one of the many albums spinning on the turntable every holiday or eight track cassette we played in the car until James Taylor recorded his version in the fall of 2001. Suddenly, for some inexplicable reason, a song I had known all my life, began to make me cry.
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I guess subconsciously, I knew something about this rendition was different.
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I can’t find my way around the block without getting lost, and I can’t add two and two to save my life, but words stick in my head, worm their way into my subconscious, and I can’t get them out. So although I didn’t pay close attention to the lyrics of Taylor’s interpretation, that subtle change found its way into my heart, and the singer's shift back to the original, “Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow,” brought me to tears each and every time I heard the song . . . "Muddling Through," L.J. Thompson
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I wish you all a joyous, healthy, and peaceful Christmas and holiday season! ☃️❄️🎅🦌🎄♥️
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#newblogpost #linkinbio ⬆️⬆️⬆️ #wordsiwrite
#merrychristmas #christmasmessage #iwishyoupeaceandlove #blogger #writerslife #humantogether #bettertogether #staystrong #happyholidayseason #memoirsofinstagram #itellstories #writingcommunity #essaywriting #writersofinstagram #pagesandstories ⠀

Author @brucespyder posted a #sillyantaselfie yest

Author @brucespyder posted a #sillyantaselfie yesterday, and I thought it was such a great idea, I’m posting one as well—more like #sweatysanta after my run—but the point is to spread a little cheer. Bruce made the point that for those of us who don’t post many selfies, donning the furry hat is a way to interact and share this side of ourselves with one another. I’m not going to tag anyone because not everyone is in the mood for such hijinks, but give it a shot. A silly holiday selfie may be just what you need to make you smile. 😘♥️🦌☃️❄️🎅🎄🏃‍♀️
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#sillysantaselfie #nogginbeanie #holidaysmile #reasontosmile #shareaselfie #spreadjoy #writerssupportingwriters #floridawriter #onmyrun #beachlife #christmasatthebeach #jupiterbeach #itellstories #wordsiwrite #memoirist #thememorykeeper #essaywriter #memoirsofinstagram #writerscommunity #writersofig #pagesandstories

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