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Thoughts on Christmas Morning

On December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 By Dale ParsonsIn BloggingLeave a comment

I couldn’t sleep last night. What little sleep I got was interrupted by waking, feeling it was surely time to get up. I couldn’t sleep, not because it was Christmas Eve. Although, I remember many Christmas Eves sleep was impossible. I stared into the darkness, dreaming of all the presents I would open the next …

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Houghton Lake Reminders of Life Moving Forward

On August 19, 2020January 16, 2023 By Dale ParsonsIn BloggingLeave a comment

I have a nostalgic vein that I guess is pretty common. I thought it was just me, but I hear country song lyrics like, “I can’t wait to show you where I grew up...”, “I want to introduce you to my kin-folks, where I grew up”, “I Go Back” by Kenny Chesney, “The House that …

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Seriously Grateful

On August 4, 2020September 21, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Mental HealthLeave a comment

Blog and Photos by Dale Parsons I followed the WordPress Discovery Prompts for 30 days. The last prompt was the word grateful. Rather than writing something serious, I chose to make it light and goofy. For example, saying I'm grateful my name isn't Sigmund. Sigmund isn't a bad name, I’m just grateful it’s not mine. …

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Cody the Wonder Dog Goes to Houghton Lake

On July 26, 2020January 16, 2023 By Dale ParsonsIn BloggingLeave a comment

In over forty-five years, we have owned several wonderful golden retrievers. I don’t know how a golden could be anything but wonderful. Copper was our first. Lady, the princess, was our second golden. We raised her from a pup, she helped us raise our triplet sons, had a litter of twelve puppies, and left us …

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Discovery Prompts Day 19: One Plus One Equals Three

On July 20, 2020September 21, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Blogging3 Comments

In ninety seconds we went from a family of three to a family of six. We knew we were going to have triplets six days before they were born. The due date was April 10. They were born ten weeks early by cesarean section. We had no idea what to expect. We were supposed to …

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Discover Prompt Day 4: Our Street

On July 5, 2020July 7, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn BloggingLeave a comment

We have actually moved to the small town where we live three separate times. No, I’m not joking. We purposely moved here three times. The picture on the left is beautiful. The old buildings in our little village don’t look anything like it. But it’s our town, and we love it. One of the things …

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Seniors’ Discount Coffee

On June 16, 2020September 21, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn BloggingLeave a comment

Let’s admit it. Coffee is not about the taste as much as it is about having a cup in your hand. Trips go better with a cup of coffee. And it doesn’t matter how long the trip is. If you have to be in the car and actually drive somewhere, then it’s coffee time. I …

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Another Dog Who Loved Us

On July 26, 2019January 16, 2023 By Dale ParsonsIn BloggingLeave a comment

After our golden retriever, Lady, left us it was some time before another dog found us. One summer afternoon, I played a terribly dirty trick on our little boys.  I retrieved a new tent I placed on layaway and put it together in the back yard.  I went inside where the boys were eating lunch …

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Dogs Who Love Us

On July 1, 2019January 16, 2023 By Dale ParsonsIn Blogging2 Comments

Our lives would not be the same without the many dogs who shared our home.  Each in his or her own special way brought happiness, love, laughter, and heartache. Lady was a beautiful golden retriever who claimed us as her own when she was just a pup, a few weeks old.  (I realize the photo …

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You’re Lucky To Be Alive!

On April 21, 2019September 21, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn BloggingLeave a comment

Some time ago, my wife and I were having dinner at a restaurant with my sister.  As often happens, we started talking about the old days.  Memories can be painful, selective, incorrect, and lots of other things, but the memories I prefer are funny.  The actual experiences might not have been funny at the time, …

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