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Catching up- Fever Christmas, Not My Dog and 2018?

Posted on January 8, 2018 by kdewez

WordPress keeps reminding me that I haven’t written anything for over a month.  I feel a little like the absent student who needs to turn in a months worth of homework I haven’t done. We all have those less than … Continue reading →

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Insomnia and Me- A Weedy Ramble

Posted on November 8, 2017 by kdewez

We moved to Nevada to escape the highs of New York state, namely taxes and snow.
We didn’t know when we moved that Nevada was high too. Continue reading →

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Another tale of Frustrating Coostemer Serbits

Posted on October 30, 2017 by kdewez

The call started well enough. “Tank you for calling Cheese Bank Coostemer Serbits.” Ok, not really great but I knew who I was calling. Chase Bank. Whose customer service obviously isn’t in the heartland of America. I carefully explained what … Continue reading →

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A Tidy Bundle of Grief and the Ermine Button

Posted on October 26, 2017 by kdewez

In June, just as we were starting our full-time RV life and journey across the country, my mother died. I wasn’t there. Because mom had been adamant that there be no formal funeral service, my sister and I  decided we’d … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas- Tragedy Hits Close to Home

Posted on October 6, 2017 by kdewez

  A little after 10 pm on Sunday, October the 1st, the city of Las Vegas Nevada was added to the sorrowful list of locations where horrific mass shootings had taken place when a madman with automatic weapons opened fire on … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Vegan

Posted on September 29, 2017 by kdewez

No, not VEE-gan.  I did not give up meat, dairy or other animal products. I like a good steak way too much. On Monday I officially became a Las VAY-gan when I went to the DMV, turned in my New York … Continue reading →

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Love, Loyalty and Old Dogs

Posted on September 16, 2017 by kdewez

I was reminded recently of the meaning of the word loyalty.   The concept of being true to your friends or standing firm in your support for someone or something.   I’m not sure there is anything more important in … Continue reading →

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A Motherless Child,a Long Way from Home.

Posted on June 3, 2017 by kdewez

My mother died today. It wasn’t unexpected and in reality, dementia had already taken who she was, but her heart kept beating.   She was 97 years old, and today her physical body finally released her spirit. I was not there. … Continue reading →

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The Final Countdown

Posted on May 15, 2017 by kdewez

We’re leaving together, But still, it’s farewell And maybe we’ll come back To earth, who can tell? I guess there is no one to blame We’re leaving ground (leaving ground) Will things ever be the same again? It’s the final … Continue reading →

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On feelings of loss and what really matters…

Posted on May 13, 2017 by kdewez

From a respectable distance down the street, I peer out the rain-soaked windshield of Bella-BOW ( Bella Box On Wheels, our RV)  watching pieces of my material life being loaded into cars, trucks, and U-Hauls. Yesterday, the first day of our … Continue reading →

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