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THE UGLY CHRISTMAS SHIRT
By Suzanne Sparrow Watson Note: The shooting in Newtown, CT. is foremost on my mind this week and ordinarily I might comment on it. But others have and will continue to write much more eloquently than me on the subject. … Continue reading
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Tagged gift cards, Grinch, re-gifting, Ugly Christmas shirt, Whoville
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HOLIDAY TRAVEL
by Bob Sparrow No, this isn’t the counterpoint to my last post on all that is good about air travel. In fact one of the reasons I have such a positive attitude towards air travel is that I don’t travel … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday observations, Tributes, Uncategorized
Tagged Anne Margaret, Bob Hope, Charlize Theron, Christmas in Afghanistan, grandmother's house, Halle Berry, holiday travel, National Geographic Traveler, nightmare before Christmas, oxymoron, Raquel Welch, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, USO
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WALKING IT OFF
By Suzanne Sparrow Watson As my brother so accurately wrote last year, Thanksgiving is our family’s favorite holiday. After all, we are related to five of the 17 families that came over on the Mayflower. After I discovered this bit of … Continue reading
Veteran’s Day
by Bob Sparrow If you’re reading this on Monday morning it may have just reminded you that yesterday was Veteran’s Day. If you’re reading this after Monday, you may have just been reminded that you missed Veteran’s Day – … Continue reading
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Tagged c-rations, camo, Treaty of Versailles, US holidays, veteran's day, World War I
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WE’RE BACK WITH THE NEWS WITH THE RED, WHITE AND BLUES
Headlines: What we need is some Purple Haze. This week we’ll celebrate the founding of our nation, When our white-haired Founding Fathers fought the British for cessation. Somehow we think they’d be appalled to see our red – blue divisions, … Continue reading
FOR THOSE WHO SERVE AT HOME – Part Two
By Suzanne Sparrow Watson I left you in Part One with military spouses and prostitutes – quite the juxtaposition. So let me continue … One of the most moving and emotional parts of the Coming Home series is when the service … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming Home, Lifetime Channel, Matt Rogers, Memorial Day, military families
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FOR THOSE WHO SERVE AT HOME – Part One
By Suzanne Sparrow Watson There will be lots of news coverage this week about Memorial Day. Unfortunately, most of it will be about hot dog recipes, furniture sales and half-off underwear at the department store. Few people remember that before … Continue reading
Welcome to ‘A Bird’s Eye View’
Yes, you’re in the right place; you don’t have a virus; well, maybe you do, but that’s a whole different subject. This is Morning News in Verse and you are either receiving this in your email (thank you subscribers, we … Continue reading
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Tagged A Bird's Eye View, A Little Bird Told Me, Jack Sparrow, Novato Advance
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VALENTINE’S DAY: IT’S NOT ABOUT THE CARD
By: Suzanne Sparrow Watson Each year, due to family birthdays, my husband and I are usually on a road trip on Valentine’s Day. This means we have been able to be with family on this “day of love”, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged flowers, love, Valentine's Day, Valentine's day cards
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Aloha
This week I’m in Hawaii and have just turned off the news, And focused on relaxing, taking in some sunset views. So my world consists of trade winds and walking on the sand And sitting by a palm tree with a … Continue reading
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