Stories We Tell

Thanks for dropping by for this historic event!:  Today I'm posting my 52nd weekly post.  

Thanks for sharing in the fun.  
Happy Anniversary!!  

"People think that stories are shaped by people.  In fact it's the other way around.."  - Terry Pratchett

      I'm fascinated by the little tales we repeat throughout our lives.  You know the ones; the conversation goes somewhere your little tidbit will fit in and you gleefully launch into that dusty anecdote.  (Hint:  It's often the one that makes your spouse's eyes glaze over.)

     It's also why meeting new people is such fun.  Those oldies, but goodies, become shiny new.

Here are a few of the nuggets I've been toting around the longest:

My Two Grandmothers

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     "Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do.  Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children."  -Alex Haley

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     I don't know many people as lucky as me when it comes to grandparents.  For most of my childhood all four of mine lived within walking distance.  I spent countless hours hanging out with them.      

     My father's mother was born Elizabeth Ardelta Perry.  My mother's mother was Sarah Octavia Cobb.  Oddly enough, they both went by their peculiar middle names.   I consider it a lucky break that I was not named for my grandmothers.  Sarah Elizabeth would have been nice, but that wouldn't have felt like being named for them.  My grandmothers were known, far and wide, as Ardelta and Octavia.

           My granddaddies were similarly wonderful, but my grandmothers could not have been more different.

Those Far Away Places

     The first heading I decided on for this blog was:  'Travel'.  I expected that travel posts would be a frequent feature.

      Why wouldn't it be?  I love to travel.  The main thing I do in life is travel!  Experts tell writers to 'write what they know'...and this is something I know.  Obviously, I would write posts about travel all the time.

     But, I haven't.  

The Buck Starts Here

     I was hoping a theme would develop as I did this writing.  If you were hoping that too...you'd better stop reading right now.  This week's post, once again, follows no natural progression that I can see.

     This time I'm sharing my small adventure learning how to make big money.