Category Archives: It’s all about me

Calories and Pages

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Mary Fran Says

I had a couple of readers ask me why I bothered to finish The Burnt House if I disliked it so much. Seems like a fair question. I have a multi-part response: First, I don’t read like I used to. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Mary Fran Says

Hopefully this year will be too, too amazing. Get it? ’22. We are SO due. Last year at this time, I stepped away from the weekly blog post to focus on getting other writerly things done. My word for the … Continue reading →

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So, I went and did a thing…

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Mary Fran Says

After a decade or more of ordering through many demonstrators, I finally joined the Stampin’ Up! team. Stampin’ Up! provides an exclusive line of decorative stamp sets and accessories for handmade cards, scrapbooking, craft projects and home decor. Their products … Continue reading →

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Huh, well that was Weird

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Mary Fran Says

After over a year and a half of no travel, I’m ecstatic to post an addition to my “Weird List” Travel Blogs. I’ve logged strange things from DeKalb, High Point North Carolina, Austin Texas, and Ireland. Twice. For those of … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it’s the Big Things

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Mary Fran Says

You may remember a post I wrote about coffee creamers. It was May of 2020, we were barely into the covid lockdown, but it was already impacting our lives. I blogged about missing the little things like restaurant meet-ups with … Continue reading →

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Easy as One, Two…

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Mary Fran Says

ONE Don’t forget to leave me a message with the TITLE of one of my blog posts so you’ll be entered into a drawing for a FIFTY DOLLAR PRIZE! Simply comment wherever you see this post or email me at … Continue reading →

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Gifts and Gratitude, Again

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Mary Fran Says

I was really touched by an article I read in the Chicago Tribune last year. “The Gifts that Stay With Us for a Lifetime” was a collection of stories about ‘gifts’ and their lasting effect. You may remember I blogged … Continue reading →

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Imaginate

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Mary Fran Says

When my six year old grandson comes over to visit, he spends a lot of time playing. He runs, jumps, and bounces. He kicks, lunges, and swings various limbs. He lands, tumbles, rolls, and repeats. He hops from chair arm … Continue reading →

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Give Me a Minute

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Mary Fran Says

I’ll get it–I will!I just need a minute or two to think about it…or, you know, purposely NOT think about it. (Because for whatever reason, THAT works.) We all suffer on occasion from that “tip of the tongue” thing.Which, by … Continue reading →

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