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Bucktown Marsh One thing I have learned about myself in the more than ten years I have been writing is that when I need to write about...
authorannemariestc
Apr 272 min read
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Hiding in plain sight
Swamp in Ama, Louisiana, with well camouflaged duck I'll start by admitting I am not a very good photographer. There was a very...
authorannemariestc
Apr 113 min read
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Adaptation
St Charles Parish, Louisiana - swamp view I have had friends visiting for the past few days, and yesterday they treated me to an airboat...
authorannemariestc
Apr 33 min read
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Busy Week
Flower box emptied of dead plants and new poolside chairs I didn't establish a new routine yet, but I have had a busy and productive week....
authorannemariestc
Mar 292 min read
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Finding the Balance again
Finisher's Medal - Park to Park 10K On Saturday morning I race walked a 10K (6.2 miles for those wondering). I was and am woefully...
authorannemariestc
Mar 242 min read
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New Things
Christmas Lasagna One of the things that I have learned as I have traveled on this grief journey is that keeping all the old patterns and...
authorannemariestc
Mar 172 min read
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Milestones
Rainbow Sweater Not everything looks like what is represents. This sweater being finished is so much more than a completed project. I...
authorannemariestc
Mar 122 min read
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Time Passages
X-ray after surgery - September 2017 Once again, a long time has passed since I wrote a blog post. Sometimes, despite my best efforts,...
authorannemariestc
Mar 103 min read
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Comfort Food
It is a rainy day here in Louisiana, not at all cold, but dank and miserable. The storms are a leading edge of a cold front that will...
authorannemariestc
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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Train Ride
I'm pretty sure I am still 16 in this photo, based on the sweater Melanie is wearing, because this picture was taken in New Jersey, and I...
authorannemariestc
Nov 12, 20243 min read
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When you realize you are now the safety net
Someone commented on Wednesday morning that it felt more like 9/11/2001 then 11/9/2016, and I felt that all the way to my soul. When news...
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Nov 8, 20242 min read
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Remembering Who I Am
I am the six year old, who could read at a sixth grade level, who read the air raid drill signs in the hallways in school, about how we...
authorannemariestc
Nov 7, 20243 min read
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Sophie
My grandmother's name was Sophia Melita, but most people called her Sophie. We grandkids called her Mom-Mom, and my Aunt Fran called her...
authorannemariestc
Aug 15, 20242 min read
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Time is Fluid
"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." When the clock hanging on the side of the garage in the courtyard by the pool stopped...
authorannemariestc
Aug 11, 20242 min read
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The Katrina Cottage is complete
At this time last year, I had just started cleaning out the room in the garage that had been Cecil's shop, with my intent to turn it into...
authorannemariestc
Aug 9, 20242 min read
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Trying to come back
I apologize for being away for so long. And for posting so sporadically these last few months. What I am learning this summer is that...
authorannemariestc
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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The Indie Author Project
https://library.biblioboard.com/content/9251eb5d-e160-40f6-8a6b-5c07da594230 One of my books is now available through the Indie Author...
authorannemariestc
Jul 9, 20241 min read
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Stormy Weather
The heat and humidity almost always lead to thunderstorms for someone in the greater New Orleans area. It is our turn here in Metairie...
authorannemariestc
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Those Facebook Memories again
I've told y'all before how those Facebook memories are a two-edged sword, and can be both a blessing and a curse. These two images are...
authorannemariestc
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Setbacks
Full confession - the picture has nothing to do with the subject of this post. This is a field of native Louisiana flowers at City Park...
authorannemariestc
Jun 29, 20242 min read
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