Author: Garnetjewel
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The Last 24 Hours…
Last night after we rested from processing and getting the corn to the point of freezing we were then readying ourselves for this morning. Mom had an early appointment to further her journey with her dentures. It has been an uneasy experience for a long while and this was another big step. Still I needed…
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Writing Prompt:
What is the one word that you use regularly that you would give up? This is a hard one to answer. I say gosh and goodness, but I don’t know that I would want to give them up. If there was a word or what sounds more like a grunt at times it would be…
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Writing Prompt:
Are you holding a grudge? About? Interesting question! Answering such a question would be like airing dirty laundry would it not? It would amount to talking adult issues in front of your kids and not expecting them to take a side. Which is why adults need to keep their issues between themselves instead of putting…
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Processing… Sweet Corn
Honestly, I’m not certain when I was old enough to notice my family and our sweet corn freezing process. Only that we have done it all the years we have been farmers. Technically Dad became a farmer when I was 5, but Papaw Freddy was always a farmer at heart. So it would seem forever.…
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Hoosiers… and their Sweet Corn
Our neighbors dropped us off some sweet corn this afternoon. Talk about a surprise and trying to find out how we can work it up really fast. Mom was the one who answered the door to him and like the green beans from last year he gave us quite a load of work. Work, we…
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Writing Prompt:
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. Cincinnati. It was one week with my cousin Lilly, I was so nervous about the drive, but excited to get some girl time with one of the cousins I had equated to be a sister of mine. Thankfully the week before it happened it…
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Leisure Reading with Lincoln and Douglass
My ideas for articles today have had to be reset. What started as a day at home ended up being an afternoon at Terre Haute. My brain isn’t really working this evening, but earlier I got to spend some time actually reading. Reading for leisure, has not been much of a priority lately. So it…
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Writing Prompt:
What does your ideal home look like? This reminds me of when ladies are questioned about their perfect wedding day. For me my idea has really changed throughout the years. In my mind my ideal would be my Grandma Betty’s house, honestly, but I have also loved my Grandma Rosy’s house as well. Only one…
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Saturday, the day after Surgery…
Alright so I have already mentioned not having my medication and the text that brought us bittersweet news. Miss Yvonne was gone, but she was with her Heavenly Father. When I got my medicine I had to get a drink and eat something little with it because otherwise I would get sick from the potency…
Jewells of Thought 