Monthly Archives: June 2012

Let’s Coin a Word

Posted on June 29, 2012 by janets123

     I dislike, detest, loathe and abhor cleaning the oven. You could even say I hate it. But I love a clean oven. So why are there no appropriate synonyms for that?      The quick and easy synonym finder supplied … Continue reading →

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God Hears

Posted on June 18, 2012 by janets123

This time of year, birdsong greets me every time I walk out my door. Of late, it is most notably a Mockingbird’s varied song. This particular bird’s repertoire is impossible to not notice. He seems to know every songbird’s warble … Continue reading →

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Keep on Going and Going

Posted on June 8, 2012 by janets123

“Please, Mom? Pul-ease?” The teenage girl pled with her mother on the grocery aisle. I was looking for olive oil and wondering why there were now fifty-‘leven brands in three sizes, remembering the days when olive oil meant extra virgin … Continue reading →

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