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The Beach | It's Good to be the Queen
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. Posted on August 19, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. I have a thing about the ocean, my dear readers. I love it. It’s kind of my happy place. And if I am near an ocean, I must. Put my toes in it, even if it’s 45 degrees outside, and the water temp is 36 degrees. Rain, shine, fog, snow… I hit the beach, the shoes come off, and it’s toe-freezing time. With a smile. I’m counting the days until we can go back. I love the beach. Laquo; It’s Hot. On August 19, 2014 at 1:...
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Because I Like Them, That’s Why | It's Good to be the Queen
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. Because I Like Them, That’s Why. Posted on July 6, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. I’m going to post another ‘before and after’ series of the garden. Why? See the title of the post. Also, I like seeing the progression, how lush and green everything gets. In the day-to-day slogging of watering, feeding, removing weeds, and watching darling husband do all those things, you forget where you started in the spring. And today, July 6th. On July 7, 2014 at 6:48 am. I mean...
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Lament for the Letter ‘T’ | It's Good to be the Queen
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. Lament for the Letter ‘T’. Posted on August 22, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. Oh, ‘T’ – we hardly knew ye. You used to be one of the most frequently used letters in our alphabet. And one of my favorite ones, too, since you often were doubled up in a word. I like doubles. Putter. Letter. Setter. Sitter. Butter. Kitten. Nutter. All these words are fun to say, right? But something happened a few years ago. Something evil* and lazy* and just plain wrong*. 8221; (If y...
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. Before and After, Part Deux. Posted on May 25, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. The camellia in late March. Kind of glorious, wasn’t it? The camellia yesterday – apres haircut. Please tell me it will grow back and stop looking like the tree equivalent of a game-show host comb-over. I know it needed to be done. But… but…. 124; Leave a comment. Posted on May 24, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. Plain Chocolate Digestives ( or cookies):. Branston Pickle and cheese sammiches:.
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Senior Pets and the Sogginess They Bring | It's Good to be the Queen
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. Senior Pets and the Sogginess They Bring. Posted on June 29, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. It’s about Casey, the Dog of Infinite Badness. She’s become the bane of my existence. Here’s why:. 3) She’s started to eat very odd things. Yesterday she snicked off an about-to-bloom calendula flower and ate it like it was a MilkBone. She’s also trolled in the back yard for fallen impatiens blossoms, rose petals, blueberries, raspberries, and zebra grass. 4) She’s st...
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A Dweam Wiffin A Dweam* | It's Good to be the Queen
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. A Dweam Wiffin A Dweam*. Posted on September 12, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. Beats the hell outta me. Remember the first time you kissed someone? Remember that electric feeling all the way down to your toes and back over your scalp? But there are other things to replace it. The thrill that will last a lifetime. He or she knows all your secrets, all your bad habits, all your petty still-act-like-a-toddler hot buttons, and yet they still CHOOSE YOU. No ma...It ke...
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My Busy Life | It's Good to be the Queen
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. Posted on June 8, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. I know, I missed a week. I’m not exactly sure why, although it might be that I decided to take a nap instead of write. My advanced age, you know. Here’s what happened around the Castle (and beyond) in the last couple of weeks:. I have to admit, they had quite a bit more energy at the beginning, which made the price of the ticket worth it. It was a little more problematic to get to the parade, though, since they ...
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It’s Hot | It's Good to be the Queen
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. Posted on August 2, 2014. By Julie O'Connell. We’ve had a couple of weeks of constant ninety degree temperatures. Or close to ninety. We’re delicate Northwest flowers, so anything over 75 feels like the depths of Hades. To stay cool, this is pretty much how we’ve looked:. How are you staying comfortable in the heat? Let me know – all six of you! Laquo; Because I Like Them, That’s Why. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Want to be notified ab...
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About | It's Good to be the Queen
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It’s Good to be the Queen. 124; Comments RSS. My name is Julie O’Connell and I’m surrounded by males – my husband, three sons and. Two male cats. (I don’t count the female dog. She doesn’t like me anyway.) All of my boys (and possibly the cats) are far more technologically savvy than I am. I have a couple of day jobs, and in my spare time I…who am I kidding? I have no spare time. I’ve finished four novels, and am at work polishing a trilogy aimed at middle school/junior high level boys. You are commentin...
