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Small Town Stories

By Lynn Cahoon

I lived within the same thirty miles for over, ahem, forty years. Then, my then boyfriend-now husband, and I moved 1600 miles away to the next state down the alphabet, Illinois. And for the most part, a lot of things were the same. We had a Walmart, Dairy Queen, McDonalds, Wendy’s, Starbucks, and even a Target. But there are things at home, that aren’t national companies. Regional shops, restaurants, and stores that I took for granted at home but miss now.

Like Taco Time. Sure, w...

Starring…You

Over the past two weekends, I’ve had the honor of watching Dear Daughter # 1 perform in her first community theater production. She’s done school shows before. She’s done neighborhood productions before. She’s done end-of-the-year acting class productions before. But this was her first time in a show alongside professional actors, and she more than held her own.

The show was Bye Bye Birdie and she was a featured dancer. Here she is in the “Happy Face” number…

In addition to her dancing, the dir...

Shop ‘Til You ?

Not sure how much blog-reading is going on today, but, just in case, I figured I’d do a “black Friday” themed Bits & Pieces…

1) As a kid, what was a toy you thought was “all that” only to get it for Christmas and realize it wasn’t?

2) Best shopping deal you’ve ever gotten (this can be an item or a trip, basically anything you’ve ever purchased)?

3) Favorite store?

4) Least favorite store?

5) Have you ever braved Black Friday?

~Elizabeth

Turkey Day

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with warm memories-in-the-making and extra yummy food.

This year, I’m thankful for many things–my children’s good health, the loving arms of my family and friends, and a job I truly love. But I’m also thankful for all of you–friends I’ve made while reaching for adream. You’ve all made the realization of that dream all the more special.

Thank you.

~Elizabeth

Childhood Friends

I spent the better part of last night, hanging out with my two oldest friends in one of their childhood homes. Not only did the room conjure up memories (I spent many, many evenings in that house during my high school years), so too, did the box of yearbooks that entertained us for hours.

We looked through our graduating class, person by person, and shared memories as well as any updates we happened to know about each one.

Some faces took longer to remember than others. Some, brought instant s...

Next Up

Since starting and devouring Maggie Barbieri’s Murder 101 series this past spring, I’ve been patiently (okay, maybe not so very patiently) waiting for the next one to come out.

Fortunately, my wait is nearly over. EXTRA CREDIT comes out December 4th. If you’re not sitting in front of a calendar at themoment, that’s just two weeks away.

Two. Weeks.

Don’t you love it when you find a series that pulls you in and makes you feel like the characters are people you know? People you care about?

I know I...

The Best Job Ever

There is, without a doubt, no greater “job” than being a mom. Yet, unlike 9 to 5 jobs, your time card is stamped the moment they are born and you are on call 24/7 thereafter.

In the beginning, you do everything for your child. You change them, feed them, burp them, rock them, clip their nails, clear their noses, wipe their tears, etc.

Then, they start to do little things–like walk across the room alone, or wipe their own nose.

Before you know it, they’re leaving you for part of the day while the...

Playing With Our Food

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I figured I’d do a turkey-themed Bits & Pieces with all of you today. So here we go…

1) It’s the day after Thanksgiving and you have lots of turkey left over. In what form do you eat it again?

2) Least favorite side dish at the Thanksgiving table?

3) Favorite side side?

4) Lumps or no lumps (in your potatoes, of course)?

~Elizabeth

P.S. I’m having some more Thanksgiving fun on The Stiletto Gang today. You can join in at: http://thestilettogang.blogspot.com...

The Fine Print

Life comes with its fair share of ironies, doesn’t it?

Snow, while pretty to look at and fun to play in, can also be dangerous.

Cars, while a blessing for the places they can get us, cost money. Lots and lots of money.

Food that tastes the best (like chocolate and ice-cream) are also the foods that put added pounds in our tummies.

Writing, as a profession, is no exception to this irony thing.Take for example the very cool fact of being able to write in your footy pajamas all day if the moodso str...

And the Tears Fell

As I’m not a TV-watcher, loss of the TV during the Hurricane Sandy power outage didn’t bother me at all. Except, perhaps, for the not knowing how everyone else had fared. I heard rumblings that the Jersey Shore had been devastated, but I never saw the pictures…until yesterday.

My friend, Maggie, posted a video on her Facebook page yesterday that detailed the destruction in the Ortley Beach/Seaside Heights area. And I–craving some sort of information–clicked and watched.

At thethirty-five second...