Winsome

Typo

Begin each day with a purpose.

Jack of all trades

Master

Of none –

Suits me just fine.

Love American Style

Arm in arm

Durable and reliable

Levi to Levi

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All in a days work

Sun rise

Day light

Night fall

Moonshine!

Caramel

Caramel is not heated sugar;

this sweet goodness is a mood.

Aging

“As I get older, I realize that age is less about chronology and more about attitude and spirituality.”

Jane Fonda said that in Act V. I totally get it. That is who I am; a self-assured woman of faith.

Old English

We fit together

Not in the puzzle way

More like nooks and crannies

Nothing tops us.

Life Saver

This author’s writing style is a real treat and right up my alley. I am only a fourth of the way through this book and already have favorite passages. Mameve’s creative descriptions make me linger on the page. I devour every written visual with a smile on my face.

Below are some examples of her descriptive sentences:

• Illustrating her early lust for rescuing flea market items, “I’d look forward to trash collection mornings the way my lower-school mates anticipated opening day at Fenway Park!”
• When explaining how her fellow dealer speaks, “He gives the word the theatrical French spin of a Hercule Poirot.”
• Decorators walking through the antique mall, “…needle heels that pockmark the planked wood floors like acne scars.”
• On being thoughtful, “I stroke my chin in my best Sherlock Holmes impersonation.”
• Describing the wrapped package, “…hefting this huge bundle in front of her stomach as if she were pregnant with twins.”
• Helping the reader understand the loudness, “By comparison, the hand-clapping, hip-swiveling, feet-stomping crowd at a Pearl Jam concert seems subdued.”
• Relaying a relatable memory, “…my mother used to peel an orange, in one smooth graceful motion, producing at the end of her knife a single continuous spiraling rind.”
• Her main character judging the younger generation, “I don’t think the daughters look like college material anyway; all that make up and hair points to cosmetology school.”
• Getting her own makeup applied by a professional using a powder puff, “It goes above my head like the halo of dirt hovering over Pigpen in the Peanuts cartoon.”

I love them all. Now I just need my Linus blankie to really settle in, so I can quietly enjoy more stories within her story. When I’m finished, maybe I’ll also treat myself to a peppermint patty.

A Hunting We Will Go

When there’s need to focus on something besides the daily news, that brings back a multitude of negative thoughts, so you focus on inane things, take a walk and end up hatching a new memory.

Thank you to my husband for helping me forget, showing me how to heal and gifting me a seven-mile egg, the result of which is a beautiful testimony to my newest Valor collection.