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Take Me Out To The Movies!
Take Me Out To The Movies!

How long has it been since you've seen a movie in the actual theater? MELINDA VANLONE APR 10, 2025 Dear Reader, How long has it been since you’ve gone to the movies? I mean actually went out to a place that serves up moving pictures for your feasting eyeballs, usually...

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Is Messy Art Still Art?
Is Messy Art Still Art?

Why do we stop doing arts and crafts? Why should kids have all the fun? MELINDA VANLONE APR 03, 2025 Dear Reader, Using a bullet journal to track my progress means once a month I get to do something creative that isn’t putting words on a page. I get to be crafty....

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Nesting in an Apartment: Crazy or Cozy?
Nesting in an Apartment: Crazy or Cozy?

Would you take the time to make it yours? MELINDA VANLONE MAR 27, 2025 Dear Reader, Do you nest? Do you actively try to make your home as cozy and comfy and as you as you can make it, even if you don’t own it? How long did it take? The great thing about our...

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Project Shiny New Thing Has Words!
Project Shiny New Thing Has Words!

GaG is now officially a work in progress! MELINDA VANLONE MAR 20, 2025 Dear Reader, I have put actual words on paper! Okay, not on actual paper. Digital paper, because as anyone who knows me can tell you I’m not a huge fan of things made out of actual paper....

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What Comes First, The Plot or The People?
What Comes First, The Plot or The People?

Chickens, Eggs, Plots, People...it's all the same really. MELINDA VANLONE MAR 13, 2025 Dear Reader, If you read my Book News last week you might have noticed that my goal was to start putting actual words on the new work in progress on Monday.  *stares at the...

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Yeehaw! The Rodeo’s in Town!
Yeehaw! The Rodeo’s in Town!

Does every city have its own rodeo? MELINDA VANLONE MAR 06, 2025 Dear Reader, Apparently Houston has a rodeo! Now that I say that out loud, it makes perfect sense. Fort Worth has the stockyards, so why wouldn’t Houston have a giant rodeo? This is Texas, land of cows...

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Why Does Moving Take So Long?
Why Does Moving Take So Long?

At Least We're Done. For Now. I Think. MELINDA VANLONE FEB 20, 2025 Dear Reader, This last week was a whirlwind of packing, unpacking, shifting furniture and herding cats. I’m not actually sure where I am when I wake up anymore, not to mention it was very hard to even...

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So It Begins…Again…and Again…
So It Begins…Again…and Again…

I'm So Done With Packing! But I'm Not Finished So... MELINDA VANLONE FEB 06, 2025 Dear Reader, I’m so excited! And so very, very tired already. The Great Packing and Unpacking has officially begun: Since we’re only moving a few blocks away I rented re-usable boxes...

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I’m A Rescuer!
I’m A Rescuer!

Sometimes Happiness Can Be Found In The Trash Room MELINDA VANLONE JAN 30, 2025 Dear Reader, Someone dumped a poor, sad, lonely, wilty Peace Lily in the trash room of our apartment building. They’d placed it on a newspaper in the corner like a sad puppy who might...

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