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What do you think?
The web hosting service I purchased offers a free logo, using their design tools. This is mine. What do you think? This will be the...
authorannemariestc
Jan 3, 20241 min read
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I am calling 2023 over
That is it folks, my total book sales for 2023. 17. 2022 had 83 books sold. 2996 pages read on Kindle Unlimited. Compared to 5240 in...
authorannemariestc
Dec 30, 20231 min read
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Airports
My sister flew home on Wednesday, and I took her to the airport. The official name of the airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans...
authorannemariestc
Dec 29, 20232 min read
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Christmas Cookies
The Christmas cookie baking started a couple of weeks ago. These are the last of the pumpkin spice white chocolate chip cookies. I...
authorannemariestc
Dec 24, 20232 min read
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I'm Trying
I put up the Christmas trees. I put the wreath on the door. The leg lamp and the Christmas Cards and the figurines are on display. ...
authorannemariestc
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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Writing again
I am writing again. It is slow going. I have a good couple of minutes and then get stuck again. I outlined the next three chapters in...
authorannemariestc
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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Letdown
I knew I would experience a letdown after coming home from the St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend. I had started training for the race...
authorannemariestc
Dec 12, 20232 min read
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Daddy
Today is the 97th anniversary of George Francis Marion, Sr.'s birth. I just called him "Daddy". This fuzzy, grainy picture captures...
authorannemariestc
Dec 7, 20232 min read
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Deep Thoughts
Christmas Blessings is a story about an unmarried, unhoused, pregnant woman who comes to Bayou Beni. Christmas magic follows. Lacey's...
authorannemariestc
Dec 6, 20232 min read
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Tourist Day in Memphis
I stayed in Memphis to do some sightseeing after the race on Saturday. Yesterday I just visited with the family and friends who came in...
authorannemariestc
Dec 4, 20232 min read
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All the feelings
Honestly, all the feelings. I knew this race would be emotional. It always is. The St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend is all about...
authorannemariestc
Dec 3, 20232 min read
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Traveling Solo
I am here in Memphis for the St. Jude Half Marathon. I drove up yesterday, by myself. I've never driven that far by myself before. ...
authorannemariestc
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Putting the words together
There has been a lot of thinking over the past few days, but I have had a hard time coalescing my thoughts into cohesive sentences. This...
authorannemariestc
Nov 27, 20232 min read
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Another Door Closes
The '60 Chevy went to her new home yesterday. She left in style, a queen on her chariot. So many complicated emotions. Gratitude and...
authorannemariestc
Nov 21, 20232 min read
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The Dunn Girls
I spent Friday morning in the Katrina cottage, and realized that Melanie was right, and I needed side tables to flank the love seat. ...
authorannemariestc
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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Team Cecil
It is almost time for the St. Jude half marathon. It is now seventeen days away. I have met all my training goals, and have done one...
authorannemariestc
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Layers of Memories
May 1987. My mom and dad had come to Louisiana for my birthday. With them they brought birthday cards from family in New Jersey. My...
authorannemariestc
Nov 8, 20231 min read
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Tuesday morning thoughts
My eighth grade graduation picture. We usually had pictures taken in school in the fall, so this picture is 50 years old, give or take a...
authorannemariestc
Nov 7, 20232 min read
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Reading my own words
"Christmas Blessings" was my first attempt at a themed book, and I am very proud of how this story turned out. If you read my last post,...
authorannemariestc
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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Sometimes, the loneliness won't leave me alone
Yesterday was the anniversary of my mother-in-law's birth. It is the first time I have experienced her birthday without Cecil. From the...
authorannemariestc
Nov 3, 20232 min read
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