The Never-ending Conversation Continues ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/30/2020

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Donna Wells ~ Gilligan's Island R.I.P.

I get into awkward conversations, I suspect we all do. Where what I think is totally different from what someone else thinks and we leave in agreed disagreement. Today’s topic concerned the death of 82-year-old Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island back in the ‘60s. The news…

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One Woman’s Perspective ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/29/2020

Who else feels like their watching a maddening slow motion game of Ping-Pong by 2 groups of drug-laden turtles? So they are reportedly going to send out $600.00 stimulus checks to help us, help ourselves, as the Pandemic rages on. Democrats wanted to send more money to us, but Republicans said…

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The Boy Who Lives Across The Street ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/29/2020

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The Boy Who Lives Across The Street 12:29:2020

Sitting on the porch, drinking coffee, watching the day go by, the dull sounds of an electric guitar playing the intro to 7 Nation Army. Thinking to myself, “How cool, someone got a bass guitar for Christmas.” Then random notes played on higher strings, “Oh cool, someone got an electric…

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Christmas 2020 ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/25/2020 1:42pm San Antonio, Texas

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Surprise Christmas Lasagna from our neighbor Karen 12:25:2020

Coffee by my bed this morning, presented by the Elf On The Shelf. Morning walk with Sofia around the neighborhood, smiling, waving shouts of “Merry Christmas” to strangers we meet. Back home, reaching out to those we love, miss, cherish. Chocolate bars surprise for our neighbors. Masks on, tossing chocolate, scurrying…

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The Silence Between The Gifts ~ Katrina Curtiss ~ Dec. 25, 2020 ~ 4:35am/39 degrees.

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Me and my brother, Danny ~ Ohio Christmas (circa 1960s)

Sitting in silence, this early Christmas morning with Basura Cat sleeping upon my lap. I find myself wondering if all pet owners sit in uncomfortable positions for extended periods of time so they don't wake them up. It's an odd Christmas this year, no tree, no turkey, no gatherings due…

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The Christmas Cello ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/24/2020

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The Christmas Cello 12 24 2020

It’s a quiet Christmas Eve morning, Sofia doing her thing, me, mine, Basura Cat sleeping in the windowsill. A text from my adopted family, “Are you busy?” First thought was about seeing anyone during the Pandemic, during the season of gathering. First a stop by my adopted nieces, the girls…

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Christmas Memories ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/23/2020

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Mom Christmas Day 1977

I suspect that I am not alone, getting lost in memories at this time of the year. Here are some of my fondest of Christmases gone past. My mom loved Christmas, we’d clean and cook and spend the day with family and friends, stomping snow off their boots and settling…

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My Cat Wants To Look For The Conjunction Of Saturn And Jupiter ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/22/2020

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The Saturn and Jupiter Conjuction Adventure 12 22 2020

We didn’t sleep much last night, Basura Cat and me, She demanded that the Conjunction, we did see. It was around 2am, when we took to the streets, Basura in my arms, me with warm slippers upon my feet. We wandered up and down the streets, in our neighborhood, We…

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2020 ~ The Year Of The Little Red COVID Hen ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/22/2020

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The Little Red Covid Hen 12/21/2020

As I read about who is getting the opportunity to take the Vaccine, I see politicians who scoffed at the Pandemic, first in line ~ much like the story of The Little Red Hen. The Little Red COVID Hen: "Who will help me wear a mask?" “Not I,” said the…

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In The Blink Of An Eye ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/19/2020

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My Canoe To The Other Side 12:19:2020

If we could get in a canoe and travel one hour to the other side to see those no longer seen, it would be the greatest gift of this holiday season. In The Blink Of An Eye ~ Katrina Curtiss 12/19/2020 They say that life can change in the “blink…

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