This was supposed to be a full book. As I am currently home with Hospice care for stage 4 cancer I'm uncertain as to whether or not I'll be able to finish, and publish. So... without further ado, I'll publish what I have done right here, right now and will add chapters to it as … Continue reading Deconstructing Tracy
I've always been blunt, and my humor has always been kind of dark. It's just the way I am. It's how I've coped with life since I was a kid. I am not about to change now. This is not a fun blog post for me to write and I don't imagine it's going to … Continue reading Stage Four
I wanted to share a scripture today - it's one that's become so important to me lately. Back in March I was diagnosed with colon cancer (there are spots on my liver and there's an ovary involved too. Surgery is just not an option) and have been going through chemo treatments since late April. This … Continue reading The Thorn
I wish I could take you all with me on a trip to the Enchanted World of Property Management. Just for a day. It's a wild ride. Like a suburban safari through the land of insanity. Today I would like to introduce you to someone we simply refer to as Crazypants. Crazypants came to live … Continue reading The Legend of Crazypants
I grew up in affluent Fairfield County, CT. We were not one of the very wealthy families in the IBM town, but we certainly never lacked for anything. My first experience of LACK wasn't until after I'd moved out of my family's home at a pretty early age. There were times in my life (I'm … Continue reading Pooooooor
So, I'm home about 99.9 percent of the time now. The whole cancer thing. It sucks, but I'm still refusing to sit on the cactus life handed me. I am on a new chemo cocktail now and it's harsh. Sometimes I'm puking before the pump comes off on day 3 of treatment week. It's no … Continue reading Simplified!
There are places in this world that are just magic, for whatever reason. For me, bookstores were such places of wonder and magic. I miss bookstores. I know they still exist out there but the magic seems to have dissipated. When I was a child I used to go to the Ridgefield public library a … Continue reading Places of Magic
I grew up in the affluent New England town of Ridgefield, CT. My parents moved there in the mid 1950's when land there was cheap, and they built a house. This was shortly after they got married and didn't have kids yet. The land they built on was once part of a 300 acre estate … Continue reading Downesbury Haunting
Fourth of July. My husband and I thought we'd go out for dinner with two other couples we're close friends with. It's my non-treatment week so I feel pretty good. We picked a place and a time and to our surprise, the restaurant was closed when we got there! So we tried a second, and … Continue reading Criminal Masterminds – Trailer Park style
My husband never almost never asks me for anything. Seriously. He could be down to his last tattered pair of socks before he'll mention to me that he could use some new socks. I won't touch the subject of underwear. But last week he asked me to buy him a book on Amazon. It was … Continue reading A Soldier’s Progress
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