by frannybolsa on May 17, 2013
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Scenes from this past week…. Airport waiting I bought my Mum flowers Private concert Home is where the music is Organic bling O.R.E.O.S. Words to live by Girl Wonder played her last 8th grade concert. High school is getting real y’all. And I’m not ready. Burger’s all around at Burger Up. Best. Burgers. Hands. Down. [...]
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by frannybolsa on May 10, 2013
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Scenes from this week (apparently I spend 99% of my time eating)….. A green breakfast Red was meant for curves My writing companion Sante Fe Cornmeal Pancakes at pancake pantry. Worth the wait. Bacon. Jalepenos and cheese. A dashing trio Cottage pie. For cold nights when you don’t want to turn the heat on. Using [...]
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Sitting here in a quiet house. Eating a no fuss meal for a home alone girl. Fried egg with avocado on toast. It’s almost too quiet. The solitude takes me back to another meal. At another table. My whole family tucked around me. My dad was fighting his way through chemo. …
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by frannybolsa on May 2, 2013
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Ordinary moments from this past week… These are not doughnuts. These are sunshine bombs on a rainy, dreary day. A breakfast date. With a side of grits. Cup holders. For cups. And, you know, asparagus. Dinner Poultry promenade. Hey guys – wait for me!
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by frannybolsa on April 29, 2013
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Because you should. Because you can. Because your head isn’t a hammock for amazing things. Make them happen.
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by frannybolsa on April 27, 2013
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Ordinary moments from this past week…. Monday’s look better dressed in polka dots One day you walk in the yard and boom! Figs have popped out. Sunset Sometimes you can pull perfection out of your ass. At least if you’re a chicken. And my thumbs are weird and my hands have wrinkles.
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by frannybolsa on April 24, 2013
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Real life is happening here. Laundry’s done but piled up in a bin on my bedroom floor. Wrinkly clean because I really can’t be bothered to fold things. The kitchen floor is sticky. I forgot to run the dishwasher. Dirt and leaves roll like tumbleweeds across the living room floor. Work is work and is [...]
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by frannybolsa on April 21, 2013
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This past week as seen through my Ordinary Lens… There is a scraggly, ugly bush plonked down in the ditch alongside my front yard. Then it blooms. Big, fat, pink flowers. I underestimate it every year. Standing in the front yard the grass is long and needs mowing. But if you get down on the [...]
by frannybolsa on April 15, 2013
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Look up. There are hearts in the sky. When all you see are your shoes, you forget the world is big and ruggedly bold and always changing.
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by frannybolsa on April 12, 2013
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Veggies for lunch make me feel healthy. The Chicken Farmer and I made a quick trip to Chattanooga. Cornbread Festival. Who wants to go with me? Industrial blue. We stayed in a 100 year old bread and breakfast. Stone Fort Inn Gorgeous. Cozy. With fantastic staff. Sparkle Stone Fort Inn has opened a restaurant, Terra [...]
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