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  • I am a 2017 NaNoWriMo Winner

    I made it to the finish line. I am a 2017 NANOWRIMO WINNER!  This year was tough. I didn’t think I could make it. Back in October, I was not even sure I’d do the challenge. With encouragement from some… Continue reading

  • Veteran’s Day Remembrance

    Reblogged from last year  – Evolution of Veteran’s Day Veteran’s Day evolved in the years following World War I, or “The Great War,” as it was known at the time.  The Great War, a war to end all wars, ended… Continue reading

  • NaNoWriMo Update – Day 10

    It’s Day 10 on my 2017 NaNoWriMo challenge. I’m a third of the way to the finish line. So far so good. The story is moving along at a steady pace. Since I started on Day 1, I have a… Continue reading

  • NANOWRIMO, HERE I COME

    As a follow up to my blog of Oct. 12 when I was on the fence whether to take the NaNoWriMo challenge this year or not, I came up with my decision at the last minute, last night at midnight.… Continue reading

  • I Have Returned

    Seventy-three ago today, Gen. Douglas MacArthur said, “I have returned.” Below is an excerpt from “BAHALA NA (Come What May”: “On October 20, 1944, MacArthur landed in Leyte, fulfilling his promise to the Filipino people by wading ashore at Leyte,… Continue reading

  • Fifty years ago, I came to America as a legal immigrant

    Fifty years ago on October 14, 1967, I stepped out of a Philippine Airline flight from Manila into a new country with a third preference visa for professionals. I was a CPA from the Philippines. I arrived at Honolulu International… Continue reading

  • Do I take the 2017 NaNoWriMo Challenge or not?

    I took the NaNoWriMo challenge in 2013 with The Iron Butterfly, a story based on the life of my grandmother, a young widow with nine children to support after her husband died unexpectedly. She was a strong woman of great… Continue reading

  • How to Stay Debt Free While Living on Social Security and Stay Happy

    Are you one of those people who can’t seem to keep up with your expenses? Keeping up with the Joneses will put you in the poor house. We had, even while my husband and I were both gainfully employed at… Continue reading

  • Rose Day of Remembrance – September 11

    “To remember, lest we forget.” There isn’t an American who is not affected by that tragedy at the New York Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Everyone who died in that tragedy left someone behind who loved them. Rose is… Continue reading

  • New Words to Improve your Vocabulary

     The more I read, the more I find out that there are plenty of words I don’t even know exist and have no idea what it means. Most of the words below come from the book “Fallen Leaves” by Will… Continue reading