In just a few days, MarshFox will celebrate the one-year anniversary of his retirement from service to the empire. I won’t lie. While I am, and forever will be, proud beyond description of his part in defending our shores, and the shores of other countries fighting for a breath of that sweet air of freedom, …
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#nationalwatchday
I’ve taken to checking the National Day Calendar lately just to see what pops up. For gravy sake, you surely do not know what might pop up over there! Today’s find for some reason sparked a memory, and I thought…why not! Today, June 19, is National Watch Day. No, not as it watching something. As …
#flagday
One of the things I really miss about living aboard base is the constant presence of the American flag. Today being Flag Day, I thought I’d talk a bit about the stars and stripes, Flag Day, and what it stands for. The first Flag Day was celebrated in 1877 on the 100th anniversary of the Flag …
PCS Season is Upon Us #nomadiclife
One day next month will mark MarshFox’s one-year anniversary of retirement from the empire after 30 loyal years of service. When you’ve been in that long, you tend to have friends all over the world. In the olden days, it’s was a bit harden to keep up with folks when they were scattered to the …
#turningofthetassels Reflections of the Bittersweet Moments
Anyone else just plumb wrung out with graduation season having just wound up? By the by, sometimes I can hear in my head people saying, the southern is strong in this one. They’d be right! And it’s at times when I’m the most wrung out that it’s strongest. It’s like the more tired I am, …
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My Characters Are Foodies
[Adapted from an original post I shared back in the day before my sabbatical from writing.] The thought to write this post was fueled by an interview question I was asked some time ago in regards to what I felt was the sexiest room in the house. Now, being as I write romance, I think …
#gooniesforever
Years ago, which sometimes feels like a lifetime ago, I started my very first blog at the prompting of my editor and my colleagues. Blogging was just taking off back then, as was social media. I had no more idea what to “blog” about that the man in the moon. So, I turned to my …
