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CorkscrewAnnie

CorkscrewAnnie

When political coverage turns into sportscasting

Is it a good thing?

Sep 10

Referee blowing his whistle, standing over US football players whose uniforms are stained and dirty, and the players are lying on the ground

Sep 10

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Getting rid of (at least some of the) stuff

We’re having separation anxiety

Sep 3

A round wooden dining table with four matching chairs

Sep 3

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A high flying trip to retirement

The final flight of a storied aircraft sparks treasured memories

Aug 12

A very large red and white four engined amphibious aircraft floating in a lake with a rowboat beside it.

Aug 12

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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

As long as it’s not plagiarism!

Jul 29

Old fashioned pen nib lying on a page of handwritten words (curlicue script) with drops of sealing wax beside the pen

Jul 29

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Life in the big city

Let me tell you what happened this afternoon…..

Jul 26

Cute cream coloured puppy running towards camera on a green lawn

Jul 26

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Being Nosy about the Neighbours

Thanks, Joe. Go Kamala!

Jul 21

Cartoon of a wooden signpost against a sunny blue sky. Bottom sign pointing backwards: Despair. Top sign pointing forwards: Hope.

Jul 21

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Shopping the perimeter

In which the author observes a big change in the location of things at the grocery store that end up in her grocery cart

Jul 20

Paper grocery bag sitting on a stool, with a fist sticking up out of the bag, brandishing a clump of dark green cilantro

Jul 20

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Nobody told me about becoming a Wife In Law

I didn’t sigh up for this — except it turns out, I did.

Jul 17

Scissors cutting through a marriage certificate and the stem of a dead rose

Jul 17

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A Chilling Tale

Reviewing a timely and thought-provoking book

Jul 17

The front cover of the book FROSTBITE illustrated with a square block of frozen mixed berries.

Jul 17

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How on earth did we manage rental cars before smartphones?

Yes, it is an AI-generated unage, and no, it’s not a rental car, but it was just so darned cute I had to use it…. Image by Stephane VERNEY…

Jul 16

AI generated image of a mouse with a crash helmet in a tiny antique race car

Jul 16

CorkscrewAnnie

CorkscrewAnnie

Recreational writer, collector of antique corkscrews, urban gardener and retired management consultant. Still trying to figure out what to do when I grow up.

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