Category: Writing
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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Last year, I read about people getting really depressed around Valentine’s Day. They didn’t have a partner in their lives, so they hated the holiday. They felt that “everyone” was getting a gift except them. I’ve never felt that way. Let’s face facts, even if you have someone in your life, that doesn’t guarantee you’ll…
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Writing…How to dig deep!

I’m working on some Children’s books. Sometimes I am inspired, other times I procrastinate. Why? Good question. I think it’s because I’m not forcing the ideas, instead hoping for the light bulb moment. As we know, that could take a while. When I get in these slow moods, where the light bulb is not coming…
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Tea Experts – Foam in tea bags?

I’m normally a coffee drinker; however, I get in tea moods and do a switch over. Recently, I was making Taylors of Harrogate, Yorkshire Gold black tea. I like the flavor of this tea. Black teas do have different flavors. As I was letting the tea steep I noticed this foam in the tea bag.…
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Netflix, family saga: Cigarette Girl

This story of the Cigarette Girl takes place in Indonesia in the 1960s. It gives an overview of the cigarette business at that time. It’s the story of Dasiyah, a woman, who is gifted in creating cigarette flavors. However, because she is a woman, she is pushed aside and told that just her presence, as…

