Woman, Mother, long ago Wife....American,artist, animal lover.. still dancing with'diamonds on the soles of my shoes'....

Oregon Cities claim they're BROKE, $$$ , really?

I no longer get a newspaper, as I no longer wanted to be in a permanent state of depression. I just sit back and let the local news bites , [ as I quick click my way through the news on TV]  fill me in on the strange and wierd,that is Oregon. I live right across the Col …

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Working a 12 step to stay on a Diet

The Diet   How many of you out there are on a Diet?   Have you gone nuts yet? I started the other day because I wanted to. Yes, I made the choice to diet. I am tired of looking at photos of myself as a person I do not recognize.

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Perceptions of Hatered and Racism

Recently, a person of worth and credibility to the Vine, left because of hatred and abuse of their Political leanings and because they did not follow the rank and file philosophy of the Vine magority  like a lemming to the cliff. I want to repost an article I wrote some tim …

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Pat N...Shame on Them, I Hope You Will Reconsider and Come Back, But If Not, Who Could Possibly Blame You?

Above is one of the most vile emails as I have ever witnessed on NV. I have received a few types of emails too, from those on the left, but this is the most reprehensible one I have ever had the displeasure of witnessing.

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Update, Fifty Years to Get Legal

In Oct. of 2010,I made myself legal for possession of Marijuana. I do not know what happened, but I scared myself into pot sobriety. Talk about mind over matter.

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Travels with Bella, Rufie, Spencer,Coalette, Dune, Kola-Berry, and Vega, brightest star in the Northern Sky

Thoughts for today; I think about my journey with Dogs and our travels through some tough times in their life and also in my life. I find we are bound to each other in a symbiotic way that is hard to explain. One either can understand the connection or they cannot.

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Video - The Power of Raw Cannabis

Activist Post This is a must-watch video featuring some of the top researchers on the healing effects of Cannabis (Marijuana) in it's raw form, eaten or juiced. Eating raw cannabis as medicine, dietary essential: new research.

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Happy 2012 Friends.........[ and foe]..

      "Oh my,where are the malamutes when you need them?"              My,  oh my, [also]  I never dreamed I'd see 2012... That's as scary as when my husband and I and another couple went to see " 2001 Space Odyssey".

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Home Sweet Home....going, going, gone.

... Home Sweet Home    Have any of you noticed that you are now living at Poverty level? Maybe not even at the top of the poverty level list? I have worked since I was 12 years old and lied about my age at our local Movie Theater.

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I might die tonight................

     I bet there are a million things in life we all take for granted . Well, not a MILLION, but I bet hundreds. I can think of half a dozen off the top of my head  and I bet you can also. I will not bore you by compiling a list , my list.

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Musings from a person on the Edge

Well Gang it appears I have been so long on the mend, I have not seen this new format before.  I'll give it a fly by and see if I can manage to post from here.

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Growing OLD, IS everything it's cracked up to BE.

Hello to " ONE AND ALL, I am writing a brief little explanation about my absence...for the month....NO! no one missed me. DANG!

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Big Red and Chickie

      Slowly I manage to get around to reprinting some of the Farm Stories.....thanks for asking.

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My Bella and cancer.

You have all heard me talk about Bella the love of my life..... Well it seems she has a tumor on her flank.

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Are you Vitamine deficient?

I have been a bit absent of late.... I have been feeling very tired and found out that I actually had a legit reason....My B12 and Vitamin D levels are down in the dirt.. So I'll share with my friends as some of you might be in the same fix...

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Are any of you a closet Top Ramen Addict?

In years past I bought a package or two of Top Ramen..Then one day it was on some sale for some ridiculous amount at the grocery store so I bought a case...I have been buying cases ever since ...In recent years I have taken to hiding the cases in my Pantry under things....like b …

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Fifty Years to get Legal

Fifty Years to get Legal Well it has taken perseverance and probably a softening of the gray matter, but I did it…Yes, I did. I went down and placed my name on the long list of……

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A white Woman and a Black Boxer

I thought long and hard about writing this article and in the end decided to go ahead and try and make sense out of a man who has intrigued me and who I have kept tabs on his career in spurts over the years.

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My Animal Family , from an adults point of view

  I am re posting this article after minor changes, since I am Computer challenged I do not know how to repost with pic's, and changes... This story was/ is hard to read..so I tried to fix it.  I have a friend who says you guys have a 500 word limit and then  …

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Summer Bunko 2010

As some of you know I have belonged to the same Bunko Group for 25 years...It is about Food and Friends.

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For the Love of a Mule

.. For the Love of a Mule   Kicked in the ditch

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For The Love of a mule, Banjoe

..Part one I have been asked to reprint my series on Banjoe, my mule. I hope you all still find it amusing and it brings a smile to your face.He gave me much Joy.

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Karen is my name;. I removed my Bio. I'll add back what is worth sharing..first off the 4 feet slippen,comes from the fact I used to raise mules.

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