“thanks·giv·ing: the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God; an expression of thanks, especially to God; a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor or kindness;  a day set apart for giving thanks to God.”   I’m looking forward to another Thanksgiving Day. But I also want to think of ... Read more

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I was on my way to buy some birthday gifts when I saw my eldest son’s vehicle parked at a Star Bucks.  He goes there frequently to write his blogs for IdeaFestival.com and KY Space.com.  So, I stopped and thought I’d go in to just say “hi.”  I ended up keeping him from his business ... Read more

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Hello O-Mamas!  The Fourth of July in the United States of America commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. On July 3rd, a day earlier than the final approval of the Declaration, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail: The second day of July, 1776, ... Read more

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Hello O-Mamas!   Around April 1st, I started writing some comments for our Independent Mamas.  Then family matters got me sidetracked.  However, I was still thinking about you, and what would be a good subject to consider and discuss.  A number of thoughts came to my mind, and then I got a suggestion from MichelleO-MAMA ... Read more

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Hello O-Mama’s! When my sons were small, they occasionally got into a squabble, or one of them accidentally broke something, or one or all three of them committed some other trespass.  And as mothers do, I asked, “Who did it?  Who is at fault?”  And of course, all fingers pointed to another!!  What was the ... Read more

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We left home on Thursday, August 26th just before 7 a.m.  It was a lovely day for traveling.  Late in the afternoon we stopped in Woodstock, Virginia, no, not THAT Woodstock!  This was about one and a half hours from Washington, D.C., our destination.  We had a wonderful dinner at a unique old restaurant, the Spring House Tavern.  ... Read more

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