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Mean Marie Remembers Laura Ashley

So. I’m not actually remembering the designer Laura Ashley. I’m remembering her clothes. I wore Laura Ashley almost exclusively in the 80′s. If I wasn’t wearing a Laura Ashley ensemble I was wearing an ensemble made from a Laura Ashley pattern.

My college roommate, Kim, visited me this week. She had 3 [...]

BabyLand General: Cabbage Patch Kids

I received my first Little People Originals ‘baby’ in 1979. In 1982 a deal was struck with a major toy manufacturer to mass produce a toy version of the Little People Originals. The toy version was called Cabbage Patch Kids and the Little People Originals were re-named Original Cabbage Patch Kids.

Today an Original [...]

Janine: A Happy Marriage

I have a posse of friends. We are spread out into 3 states but we chat online a lot. A. Lot.

We met via an online book group. Our friendship began because of our passion for reading. It’s grown through the years. Where once we spoke of books and books, [...]

One of My Favorite People: Gloria

Gloria was Mama’s best friend. Losing Gloria was very hard on Mama. It was hard on lots of people.

Gloria touched the lives of so many people.

I loved her very much.

Gloria was an excellent cook. She gave me lots of cooking advice. She also gave me [...]

Bossy Mean Marie

I started really young bossing the men in my life around.

I haven’t changed much.

Twirl-less

I couldn’t twirl.

I wanted to twirl.

Ballet was where I focused my athleticism. (The ONLY place I had an iota of athleticism. But let’s keep that between us, ok?)

I watched the other girls twirl.

No twirl for me.

I got to carry one half of the sign in the parade.

I’m the short one. The one [...]

Happy Birthday Ffej!

If you read my blog when it was over at livejournal, you remember me talking about my friend Ffej. (His real name is Jeff but I reverse it to protect him from stalkers. I’m always looking out for my friends. Man. I am awesome.)

Jeff’s birthday is today. (Yes. I [...]

Pancakes, Funnel Cake and Beefcake!

I went to my small town’s Fall Festival on Saturday. For some insane reason, I got up at 5:30. In. The. Morning. This was a direct result of a crazy phenomenon called Sleeping Through The Night. I haven’t Slept Through The Night since May of 1997.

I had totally forgotten what a good [...]

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