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Linda Dejonghe

Linda Dejonghe

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Dreaming of faraway places

I would love to do some selective travel.   I have no interest in being a world traveler but I do have a few places in the world in which I would...

29.04.2024 20

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Who could ask for more?

It was an adventure, to be sure.   I told you my brother, Tim, was roasting up a goat leg for his sisters plus. He had explained the preparation...

15.04.2024 10

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‘Country’ is in the heart, a way of life 

Appearances can be deceiving.   We have all heard that statement many times. Remember when we were young, beginning to date and we fell in love...

09.04.2024 9

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Does everything have to be a conspiracy?

I hope everyone had a very blessed Easter with lots of good food and fun with family and friends.   It’s a wonderful and special time to renew...

02.04.2024 8

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It’s time to get back to eating healthy

Thank you for caring.   To all those who emailed me, I really appreciate the support and encouragement so many of you sent me following the...

25.03.2024 7

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Will we ever get to a time when equality is fully accepted? 

With February being Black History Month, there was lots of attention to the struggles, progression and achievements of Blacks.   There have been...

18.03.2024 6

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Call backs: Sometimes good news, other times not so good

It can be a great thing or not so great to get a call back.   If you audition for a play or movie you wasit for a call back. You hope for a call...

12.03.2024 5

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We all need to have regular tests

It was a beautiful, warm, sunny morning with a slight breeze.   More like spring than late winter so I hung out two loads of laundry not even...

04.03.2024 6

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Do some investigating if you want to know something 

I love doing research.   Asking questions or looking up stuff is an interesting hobby for me. Not that I remember much of it, I enjoy the...

26.02.2024 10

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I watched the Super Bowl

There are some things that just need to be seen.   Not a big Taylor Swift fan just because it’s not the music I am familiar with nor to which I...

20.02.2024 8

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Does everyone talks like that these days?

Mid-January was an interesting TV watching time. The State of Iowa caucus was held as was a couple of Hollywood award shows. Didn’t watch much of...

05.02.2024 10

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It’s a generation thing

Can you believe we are already into the second month of 2024? When you listen to or watch the news one has to wonder if we are moving forward,...

30.01.2024 5

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This might not be a popular sentiment

Personally, I love the covering of snow we finally got at the beginning of the New Year and continued to various levels of coverage. It is winter in...

15.01.2024 10

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Back on track?

We all love the holidays but it sure can take its toll on us financially, physically and mentally. I had great Christmas holidays. Everything went...

02.01.2024 8

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Happy New Year everyone

I hope everyone had a super fun Christmas. At the time of writing, due to my deadlines, Christmas has not yet happened so can’t write about it....

28.12.2023 10

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Just a few more sleeps until Christmas

I hope you are not rushing around finishing up. There was a time when those of us of a certain age, relished the busyness, the hustle, the urgency....

18.12.2023 10

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Are you being heard?

There is a big difference between hearing and listening. Hearing is the faculty of perceiving sounds. Most of us can do that. Listening is giving...

11.12.2023 9

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It’s a busy, busy time

This time of year is just crazy busy. It seems I have been crazy busy for the past two months. I limit my activities to mostly those I want to do,...

04.12.2023 20

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Commercials can be absurd

What a heartbreak. Not a big football fan but do occasionally watch the Grey Cup and Super Bowl. Blue Bombers are my team only because I got to see...

27.11.2023 10

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If not easy, life is always interesting

We learned a lot of things growing up at home, at school, at church. Some of what we learned has been discarded as experience proved differently,...

21.11.2023 10

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Angels among us

I am sure I am not the only one who kvetches, gripes and grumbles about perceived mistreatment. We all have issues, pet peeves, grievances we never...

13.11.2023 10

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Look for unique gifts at Welcome Back to Otterville

Have you started Christmas shopping? I have. We don’t do the kind of gifting we used to so my shopping is minimal. I am on the lookout for...

07.11.2023 10

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‘If it’s music, dance’

My groupie days are long gone. Many, many years ago I dated the lead singer in a popular, local band. The girlfriends would go to all the dances...

30.10.2023 7

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I should start a Linda’s List

I am sure we all have had lots of fixes and repairs to do in our homes. Over the years I have had to tackle big jobs, for which I have no skill,...

23.10.2023 6

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There are many conflicts worldwide

On the Statue of Liberty it reads: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming...

16.10.2023 7

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Retire, retiring, retired

We work a long, long time. Most of our lives are spent labouring in some form or other. It starts out very young with picking up toys, cleaning...

09.10.2023 7

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Will we ever see sincere reconciliation?

Truth: that which is in accordance with fact or reality; the body of real things, events, and facts; fidelity to an original or to a standard;...

03.10.2023 2

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Sayings we use all the time

So many of us don’t know what we don’t know. I appreciate those who send me new words. I have to say some I share but some are not quite...

25.09.2023 7

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It’s time to pay attention to the world around us

What the world needs now is love. We all remember the Jackie DeShannon 1965 hit written by Burt Bacharach. Well, the world could sure use a lot more...

19.09.2023 3

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Weekend away, who could ask for more?

Hope everyone had a super Labour Day long weekend. It’s the last flourish of summer. Most have already used up their holidays, the kids are...

12.09.2023 6

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