Category Archives: If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother

  1. Rebuilding my village

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    October 21, 2009 by 8junebugs

    The anniversary of Mom’s death is approaching, and I find myself in a very contemplative and emotional place most of …
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    Category: A life less ordinary, G-Clan, If it's not one thing, it's your mother, Rearview Mirror

  2. Struggling

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    October 6, 2009 by 8junebugs

    It seems we all are these days, to different degrees. Everyone’s got their troubles. I’ve been a bit out of …
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    Category: A life less ordinary, G-Clan, If it's not one thing, it's your mother, No place like home

  3. Thinking a lot, posting less

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    September 21, 2009 by 8junebugs

    Many thanks for the prayers and well wishes last week. Memere is stable and out of ICU, and she seems …
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    Category: A life less ordinary, If it's not one thing, it's your mother

  4. Take it or toss it

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    September 10, 2009 by 8junebugs

    A few times this weekend, I heard a combination of the following: Column A: You / Someone should Column B: …
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    Category: Conspicuous consumption, If it's not one thing, it's your mother

  5. Unearthed

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    September 9, 2009 by 8junebugs

    1. A letter from my great-grandmother, Grandma Whipple, to my parents in the summer of 1975. It begins “Dear Children,” …
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    Category: A life less ordinary, If it's not one thing, it's your mother, Rearview Mirror

  6. The end, and a beginning

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    September 3, 2009 by 8junebugs

    Starting Friday, I’ll be packing up Mom’s house and finding homes (or estate auctions) for a lifetime’s leftovers. I’m heading …
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    Category: If it's not one thing, it's your mother, No place like home

  7. The estate within the estate

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    August 30, 2009 by 8junebugs

    There’s an interesting wrinkle popping up in EstateLand this hot August night. A family in my hometown would like to …
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    Category: If it's not one thing, it's your mother, Ulcer Training, Worth 1 lb. of manure

  8. Am I my brother’s keeper?

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    August 19, 2009 by 8junebugs

    Flip-Flop Amy got me started on it, so this 1,000-plus-word rant is brought to you by the letters S, T, …
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    Category: If it's not one thing, it's your mother, NIMBY no more, Pop goes the culture, POTUS

  9. Due diligence

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    July 24, 2009 by 8junebugs

    I’m getting a little deeper into two processes right now: 1. Finalizing a contract with a new real estate agent to list …
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    Category: If it's not one thing, it's your mother

  10. One of six

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    July 8, 2009 by 8junebugs

    Thirty-two years ago today, a then-unlikely thing happened. I was born. Carrying babies to term was not something at which …
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    Category: If it's not one thing, it's your mother, Old Enough to Know Better

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