Guest blogger Susan Smiley – “Hoover- 138 pounds of joy”
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Guest blogger Susan Smiley – “Hoover- 138 pounds of joy”

It’s 10 pm I have been working on putting this eulogy written by Susan Smiley for her dog Hoover. This is the second one that she has shared with us here. Like many others,I followed Hoover and Susan’s struggle to find out what was wrong with him and deeply saddened to see Hoover have cancer. … Continue reading

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Guest blogger Susan Smiley : “Curvaceous and Bodacious”

Curvaceous and bodacious Growing up in the 1960s, Lesley Lawson – known as Twiggy when she graced various magazines as a model – was the body standard girls my age strived to achieve. Very thin with long legs without much muscle definition – the antithesis of voluptuous if you will. Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, and the … Continue reading

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Guest blogger Susan Smiley – “Thank You for shopping at Kmart”

  Most Sundays after brunch at my favorite diner with my roommate Chris, I cross the parking lot from The Ham Place to Kmart to pick up some staple items (Tide, Pantine shampoo, Picnic Crunch cat treats,Dove dark chocolate, cotton balls, potting soil, etc.) and often some items of a more frivolous nature (Oh look! … Continue reading