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Carrie Pepper's Writing Cottage in Spring

Spring bouquet

This morning, here from my Little House, flowers spill over their clay pots, sweet purple petunias and snowy alyssum, ruby colored geraniums and lavender just budding out, the fragrant tips reaching for the morning sun–and my favorite, my Orange Sedge.

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Carrie Pepper's Writing Cottage in Spring

How to Get Whatever You Want

Jim Rohn, my favorite mentor of all time, says in: HOW TO GET WHATEVER YOU WANT — just ASK! https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=tCDMZfkKTgQ The post How to Get Whatever You Want first appeared on Carrie Pepper .

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Carrie Pepper's Writing Cottage in Spring

Under Santa’s Winnebago

She’s always waiting there, meowing her Siamese-like meow, reminding me that she’s hungry—or lonely. Rosie isn’t my cat; she belongs to my neighbor. It’s a long story. My neighbor’s daughter has moved back in and, sadly, has brought a big

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Carrie Pepper's Writing Cottage in Spring

A bowl of minestrone with a view!

Yesterday, I meandered down South River Road and Highway 160 through Clarksburg, Courtland and Walnut Grove. I went in search of soup. Along the way, I enjoyed beautiful waterways, huge hawks and big white herons perched atop snags and a

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Carrie Pepper's Writing Cottage in Spring

Almost to Mexico!

  Friday, I will drive to the Khe Sanh Veteran’s Reunion at the Town & Country Resort in San Diego—a mere 28.5 miles from Tijuana, Mexico! Over the past several years, I have corresponded with Marines who served with my

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Carrie Pepper's Writing Cottage in Spring

Alzheimer’s or NPH: Do you know the difference?

I recently learned about a condition called “NPH” which stands for  normal pressure hydrocephalus.   You’ve probably never heard of it.  This is a condition that actually mimics Alheizmer’s.  Those who have it suffer from memory loss, just like Alzheimer’s patients. 

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Carrie Pepper's Writing Cottage in Spring

Pondering

As I sat gazing back and forth from my little house, pondering my daily calendar, my human existence of allotted hours and how best to maximize my time—all important in my own head—scheduling and planning, mentally shifting time slots to

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