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The Grandmother Diaries:  My Kids Are My Life

The Grandmother Diaries: My Kids Are My Life

2015-10-14
By: Live by Surprise
On: October 14, 2015
In: The Grandmother Diaries
With: 6 Comments

“I have been reading my 1985-86 journals. It seems all I do is worry about Auntie and the children. I’ve got to stop and start thinking about me.  They have a life of their own and it doesn’t include me.  Once in a while they think about me.  I’m sureContinue Reading

The Grandmother Diaries: I Opened the Box 1

The Grandmother Diaries: I Opened the Box

2015-07-27
By: Live by Surprise
On: July 27, 2015
In: The Grandmother Diaries
With: 1 Comment

I finally jumped into Pandora’s box. I pulled out a handful of Gran’s journals today. I’m starting with 1987 – as it seems to be the earliest I found. Just the first page brings back memories. It’s yellow, curled a little and smells faintly of cigarettes. She lists the timesContinue Reading

Pandora's Box

Pandora’s Box

2015-03-30
By: Live by Surprise
On: March 30, 2015
In: The Grandmother Diaries
With: 3 Comments

In my basement, there is a box filled with a mystery.  It’s one I haven’t been able to examine in any great detail. Actually, it’s not hampered by my ability.  I haven’t been willing to open the box.  I had a quick peek when it came into my possession.  AtContinue Reading

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Lola's books

Doctor Who: The Forgotten
Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who: Assimilation2, Volume 2
Doctor Who Classics, Vol. 1
Doctor Who: The Eyeless
Chronic Profit: Building Your Small Business While Managing Persistent Pain
Doctor Who: The Slitheen Excursion
The Other Emily
Tracing Your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums: A Guide for Family Historians
Memories of Tomorrow
The Mercy of Snakes
Red Rain
The Praying Mantis Bride
Photographing the Dead
In the Heart of the Fire
The Painted Girls
The Other Typist
The Woman Who Stole My Life
Great Shape Hunt, The
Zoe's First Book of Seasons
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey Issue #0


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