Scrub Jacket to Gardening Smock
In mid-June the temperatures here in North Carolina are rivaling those we usually see later, in July. I gather tools and my floppy hat to...
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sherrycomstock1
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Flowers, Birds, and a Sweltering Summer Day
Sweat dribbles past the band in my hat and down my temple as I snip away at the black-eyed susans’ riotous yellow orange petals which...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jul 28
- 3 min
What Sparks a Memory?
It’s funny that an everyday item can spur a trip down memory lane. Remember when every store you entered gave you a “members” tag for...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Blessings, Gratitude and Peace
Leaning back in my patio chair, I’ve paused my to-do list and relish the quiet enveloping my yard after the last week’s hustle and bustle...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jun 15
- 2 min
A Modest Garden Statue
This modest statue of Confucius has greeted me for nearly thirty years. Not sure this is a statue of Confucius, but it seems more...
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sherrycomstock1
- May 27
- 2 min
“Gather Ye Rosebuds While You May”
The end of May is upon us. The year is nearly half over. What did I spend time on? My to-do list never seems to get shorter. Part of that...
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sherrycomstock1
- Apr 22
- 4 min
Gardening, My Other Love
I must confess. I have another love beyond my family, friends, and books for reading or writing: gardening. Flower gardens bring beauty...
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sherrycomstock1
- Apr 4
- 3 min
How We Say, What We Say, to Ourselves Makes a Difference
Recently I read a post written by someone with living with bipolar. As she shared her story, she develop a premise that too often, when...
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sherrycomstock1
- Mar 29
- 4 min
Talismans, Collections or Junk?
Not unlike many people, throughout much of my life I’ve used a piece of jewelry or other item as a good luck charm or as a way of...
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sherrycomstock1
- Feb 22
- 2 min
The Perfect Diamond
The smell of freshly mowed grass greets me like an old friend, quickening my pulse as I take in the perfect diamond laid out in limestone...
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sherrycomstock1
- Feb 4
- 2 min
When Did Fall Become Winter?
A cold has me a bit under the weather. A drippy nose irritates my throat and responses only marginally to my antihistamine, leaving me...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jan 2
- 2 min
To Resolve or Not to Resolve???
Happy New Year! An author I follow just shared a post asking whether their followers if they’d be making New Year’s resolutions this...
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sherrycomstock1
- Dec 24, 2022
- 2 min
December Thoughts with Blustery Winds and a bit of Janus
December this year seems on intent on clearing out 2022 with whistling winds reaching beyond blustery. Coupled as the winds are with...
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sherrycomstock1
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Give Yourself Grace
I’m facing this December in probably my best frame of mind in years. Not just because I hit major milestones like publishing my book A...
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sherrycomstock1
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
Why Do We Have a National Button Day?
While looking through my list of “National Days” in search of a writing prompt, I came across November 16th as National Button Day. Why?...
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sherrycomstock1
- Nov 6, 2022
- 2 min
In Search of Balance
Balancing all the things I want to do has always been a major problem for me. I fill my planner with lists of things to accomplish each...
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sherrycomstock1
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Writing When Your Brain is Oatmeal
In case it’s not apparent, I didn’t grow up with social media. Trying to sort out it’s nuances in a just few days turned my brain into a...
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sherrycomstock1
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
A Regular Person… Nothing Heroic
“Tell your stories,”they said. “Oh, we like these. Write a book,” they said. So, I did. I didn’t really know anything about writing a...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jun 30, 2022
- 1 min
Welcome Summer!
Spring was so hectic for me...completing my first book, visiting family, doing a bit of work for hire and spending some time in flower...
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sherrycomstock1
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
The Next Chapter
As a retired Registered Nurse, I've taken the plunge into a different arena, and I've taken my "scribbles in notebooks" to publication....
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