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Nancy Roman

Tag Archives: Fear

Cresting

There is a road I take on the way to my mother’s house that has one medium-size hill. Not a huge omg-will-the-car-even-make-it kind of hill, just a rise that is short but pretty steep. By the way, those runaway truck lanes on hilly highways give me the creeps. Did you wonder how many trucks must …

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What Would Wilma Flintstone Do?

Two Sundays ago, as we lingered over a sixth cup of coffee, we happened to look out the window and realized that we had company. We were very excited to see our visitor.  Although we were glad that he didn’t knock on the door, and he may have lumbered around the patio just a bit …

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I’m A Fast Learner

I hate the expression, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Learning has nothing to do with age.  Why just this year, I have figured out how to write and manage a blog, how to install and use a scanner, how to work my new iPhone –  I’ve even downloaded two (count ’em: 2!) …

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Fraidy Cat

There’s a fellow blogger I admire – If I Were Brave: http://ifiwerebraveblog.com/     (if I could figure out how to add a link, I’d do so, but this is the best I can do.) She’s an ordinary woman, a little on the cautious side (in her own opinion), who tries every day to be just a …

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