Tag Archives: work and home

#Harvest2020

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Marla Rose

This time of year, they don’t care what you bring them to eat or even if it’s very good! They are just grateful for a delivery. Tonight was Schwan’s oven-baked breaded chicken breast sandwiches and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Friends, … Continue reading →

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Definitely not retired

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Marla Rose

People often ask how I like retirement.  Although I haven’t exactly been put out to pasture.  I laugh.  I say, “The pay is lousy; but the benefits are great.” In reality, I feel I work really hard to make something … Continue reading →

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It’s a Boy … AND a Girl!!

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Marla Rose

Miss Gertie delivered in her own stoic way. I was on frequent watch with her throughout the day … just knowing those babies were coming.  At chores, I decided she would probably wait until late night. So, my sister and … Continue reading →

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Another weekend in review

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Marla Rose

I have to review this weekend because I don’t quite know where it went.  I feel a tidge like Dr. Seuss.  Is it here?  Is it there?  Where did it go; this weekend I no longer know? But, here I am.  … Continue reading →

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Sampling purgatory

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Marla Rose

I’ve never had the greatest understanding of purgatory.  Today, I had a break-through, an inkling of what it might be like.  Wal-Mart is purgatory on earth.  Let me be even more precise, Wal-Mart, on a lunch hour from work, is … Continue reading →

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A Scene from my Kitchen

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Marla Rose

I love my kitchen. I whistle while I work. My family gathers here. We talk. Sometimes … they might comment on my cooking. I just point to the goose. I am also using the picture as the background for my … Continue reading →

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Spinning, spinning … breathe!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Marla Rose

I have increasingly been finding myself with this image in my head: While listening to voice mails at work yesterday, I did a quick, incomplete, sketch of my plates and came up with 18 plates I try to keep spinning … just at … Continue reading →

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The Value of Happiness

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Marla Rose

When I saw my blogging-friend had been absent for awhile, I was sad. I had a feeling it was due to something being a-miss, as her blogs usually have an upbeat, funny aspect to them. I was drawn to her … Continue reading →

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A link to work

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Marla Rose

One of the responsibilities that I love most about my job is that I get to contribute to our publication’s monthly news.  Our electric cooperative has a newsletter insert (Shelby News) into the monthly, statewide magazine, Illinois Country Living.  I … Continue reading →

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Daily Hope … and who doesn’t need a little of that?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Marla Rose

I want to recommend the following link that my pig-farmer found.  I have it set up to be delivered to my personal/home email daily.  It’s often a much-needed boost; so I want to share: http://purposedriven.com/blogs/dailyhope/index.html?contentid=11886 This particular devotional is Five … Continue reading →

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