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All content on this blog is copyright protected.~ask permission to use my content (including re-blogging)Margaret Barry Settlement House
I am a perennial optimist
I Am Becoming the Me I Was Born To Be
As I journey through this part of my life I have discovered my next mountain. The key is to be the me I want to be in the world, as my gift back to God.-
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Postaday Topic #205: What’s a food you’ve always wanted to try?
What’s a food you’ve always wanted to try? But have chickened out on trying? (lol, chickened.) This is a fairly easy topic for me to blog on. I grew up in MN. During my childhood there and in Chicago in … Continue reading
Postaday #204: Close your eyes and try thinking about nothing: what happens?
Close your eyes and try thinking about nothing: what happens? It’s counter-intuitive, but awake or asleep our brains are driven to be doing something. It’s a surprise to most people to realize how little control they have over their own … Continue reading
Slate Cheese Serving Tray (tutorial) (via Come on, ilene!)
i thought this was a fun and easy idea….nice for a sweet picnic or cookout party. Make your table look elegant and very Martha Stuart-ish! Hi! My vintage state shirts were “freshly pressed” yesterday!!! It was featured on the homepage … Continue reading
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Postaday topic # 202: Are 3D movies a fad, or here to stay?
Are 3D movies a fad, or here to stay?. Hello my happy readers! This is topic 202 on the postaday2011 hit list! I am trying to make up for lost time—my target is to blog on the other 201 questions … Continue reading
Postaday Topic # 201:What would it take to get you to move?
What would it take to get you to move?. This was topic 201 on the post a day hit parade—just a few days ago. I live in Arizona, land of the collapsing home value. We do love it here, and … Continue reading
A different way to create
Do you find yourself just going through the motions day after day? Do you ever feel like you are stuck in a rut? Do you feel overwhelmed by life? I do—quite often these days. With all of the health issues … Continue reading
A bowl of potato soup, a glass of Irish Mist and happy birthday
I know extraordinary women. We meander through each other’s lives from a distance or we drive across town to meet for coffee. We lift each other up when life is beating the other one to a bloody pulp. These women … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life and Issues
Tagged Friendship, gardens, Irish Mist, potato soup, Quilts
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Postaday Topic # 199: List the 5 most important books you’ve read
List the 5 most important books you’ve read. Gosh—the 5 most important books? I am torn between trying to impress everyone by listing significant history or business books. Instead I will choose books that have guided or captured my heart. … Continue reading
Supper without oven or with oven
Taking a wee change of pace today. There is a dinner I like that is quick, easy, and my family has always loved it. The ingredients are easy: about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lb ground meat; about 3/4 lb … Continue reading
Postaday topic #198: Describe your dream house
Topic #198: Describe your dream house. Where is it? What rooms does it have? How would you design the floorplan? Would you do in the layout and style of the house if there were no restrictions on expense or location? … Continue reading
Postaday Topic #197: Why are reality TV shows so popular?
Why are reality TV shows so popular?. I would classify reality TV shows into a few categories: competitions such as American Idol, America’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, and others of this type of show; other competitions … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Colorful 7/22/11
Weekly Photo Challenge: Colorful. The light throughout the day dramatically changes the colors of the landscape in Sedona. It is no wonder that photo nuts FLOCK to Sedona! So breathtaking….so beautiful.
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Tagged postaday2011, postaweek2011, weeklyphotochallenge
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Mustard Seeds
Some days I say what can I do? I’m just one woman. How can I affect anything? I have always wanted to affect people (either through my writing or through my day-to-day-life or even through my presentations). I want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby boomer, Faith, Mustard seeds, Shawshank Redemption
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Keep Your Eye on the Prize and Your Hand on the Plow
Oh how discouraged I get at times. Some of my discouragement is a result of the procrastination behavior that I apparently love to repeat! Since I have always been goal oriented in the extremis, keeping my eye on the prize … Continue reading
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Tagged bored, career change, eye on the prize, perennial optimist
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Postaday Topic #195: Write a top ten list about why top ten lists are lame (or awesome)
Write a top ten list about why top ten lists are lame (or awesome). Those who have been reading my blog for awhile surely know that i tend to be (ahem) wordy. So top ten lists are nice tools to … Continue reading
Postaday Topic #193: How many friends can a person have?
How many friends can a person have?. topic 193 Oh gosh, for an inventory person like me this is an impossible question to answer! As far as being in close daily or weekly touch, not a huge amount. For someone … Continue reading
Postaday Topic # 192: Planes, trains or automobiles? What is your favorite way to travel 500 miles?
Planes, trains or automobiles? What is your favorite way to travel 500 miles? My favorite way to travel depends upon the country i am in. When I have traveled in Europe, I absolutely loved traveling by train. I had a Eurailpass, … Continue reading
Analogy: How Learning to Type is Like Learning to Handle Life
Remember when you learned how to type? My folks made me take typing in high school. Understand that that was before the days of word processors. My folks knew I would have to type lots and lots of papers over … Continue reading
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Tagged greatest generation, jersey shore, reflective, typing as analogy
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Events Reveal People’s Character, They Don’t Determine Them
I read that headline in an email I received from Real Simple Magazine. I really liked it and found it to be both reassuring and inspiring. I don’t always even think about my character. What is my character? What kind … Continue reading
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Tagged God's imprint, perennial optimist, postaday2011, sedimentary rocks, synergetic
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Postaday Topic # 190: Can a movie be better than the book it was based on?
Can a movie be better than the book it was based on? I am initially taking a disorganized approach to playing catch up. This was topic #190 (from a couple of weeks ago). Generally I believe the book is better … Continue reading
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Tagged films, Gone With the Wind, Grapes of Wrath, literature
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Hot 7/15/11
Weekly Photo Challenge: Hot.
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Tagged postaday2011, postaweek2011, weeklyphotochallenge
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Postaday Topic # 189: Is it possible to know someone too well?
Is it possible to know someone too well?. topic 189 Somehow i published this topic before i blogged about it…ooops! Perhaps you can know someone too well. When? Perhaps you have been let into a level of fact or conversational … Continue reading
Postaday Topic #188: Can a camera truly capture a moment in time?
Can a camera truly capture a moment in time?. Well now, the emphasis is on the truly for me. You see, if the photographer has become very skilled in taking great shots, using just the right light and settings, and has … Continue reading
Postaday Topic #187: When is it acceptable to kill things?
When is it acceptable to kill things?. On the postaday site the prompts for this topic were fairly detailed. To summarize, it asked when is it acceptable to kill things? When is it acceptable to kill animals? When is it … Continue reading
Doesn’t a Cantelope Make a Perfect Bowl?
Today we went to the produce room at Costco. Yes, our Costco has an entire refrigerated room filled with some of their produce. We have found it is about the cheapest way to get lettuce, spinach, celery, carrots, and many … Continue reading
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