Patricia Stoltey

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Z is for Zaftig: My A to Z Wish List

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My final thought for this year’s A to Z Challenge: I wish I wasn’t quite so zaftig. Here’s the new profile picture I’ll be adding to my blog and social media sites. You can tell from my plump cheeks that I’ve indulged in a wee bit too much ice cream… This is who I am–lover …Read More

Y is for Yodel: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I could yodel. This 12 year old girl taught herself how to yodel from a book. I never thought about doing it that way, but now that I’ve seen the clip on You Tube, maybe I’ll give it a try. In a similar vein, I wish I could do the auctioneer’s chant like …Read More

X is for Xeriscape: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish our whole yard, back and front, was xeriscaped. It’s so dry here in Northern Colorado this spring that it will take way more water to green things up than we should be using. Hopefully we’ll get a little more rain in the next couple of months. The birds are suffering. Our robins are …Read More

Avoiding Writing Scams by Jacqueline Seewald

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Note: If you’re looking for the “W” post for the A to Z Challenge, scroll on down the page and you’ll find it. First, however, especially if you’re a writer, you might want to check out Jacqueline Seewald’s post about writing scams to avoid. Multiple award-winning author Jacqueline Seewald has taught creative, expository and technical …Read More

W is for Why?: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I knew why… 1.  The phone rings as soon as I get in the shower. 2.  One day I feel efficient and organized and a couple of days later I feel as though I’m trying to stroll through quicksand. 3.  Katie Cat seems to know when it’s 6:45 AM and starts telling me …Read More

V is for View: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I had a better view from my office window. For that matter, I wish we had a better view from any room in the house. We live less than two miles from the first hills leading to the bigger hills of the Front Range of Colorado, but to see the mountains we have …Read More

U is for Underwear: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I never had to see even the tiniest hint of another person’s underwear when I’m out in public. No thong straps above low rider jeans. No boxers or briefs exposed by a teen’s “pants on the ground.” If only one of my twenty-six wishes can be granted, Wish Genie, please make it this …Read More

T is for Tango: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I could tango. There’s more. I wish I could tango like this sensual version starring Antonio Banderas from the movie Take the Lead. Or Jennifer Lopez teaching Richard Gere in Shall We Dance. Or this Argentine tango with Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough from Dancing With the Stars. And so, you wonder, why …Read More

S is for Ski: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I had tried harder to learn to ski (snow ski, that is) when I was young. My one big opportunity came in the South of France…seems like anyone could ski in surroundings like that. But no. It was a gorgeous sunny day in the mountains. Hang gliders sailed off the mountain, rode the …Read More

R is for Rap: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I could learn to rap…like that elderly lady in The Wedding Singer. I think she might be a little older than I am, but I liked her style. It’s not that I haven’t tried. I think it’s the rhythm and moves combined with remembering all the words…a lot like rubbing my stomach and …Read More