Maddie's Mom Writes

Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • “Later” by Stephen King

    “Later” by Stephen King

    Quite a few years ago now, I decided to see what all the hullabaloo was about Stephen King and his novels. I read quite a few of them. “The Green Mile” and “Lisey’s Story” stand out in my mind. And then I read “The Tommyknockers.” Okay, so I’d seen “Carrie”…

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  • If You Can

    If you can, then you should. If you should, then you must. If you must, then you can. I woke up in the middle of…

  • Murphy’s Law

    Over the years I’ve had a lot of experiences with machines of all kinds. Some have been pleasant and some have been decidedly not. The…

  • Was my Grandmother a Tart?

    With the arrival of spring, the weeds are popping up all over where I live. We have a lot of different kinds of grasses. Some…

  • It’s so Frustrating

    Quite some time ago, Costco stopped carrying their huge cans of tomato puree. The can was so large that I only needed the one can…

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Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.

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