Marilyn Gardner Woods
A Wild Turkey happening...
When the front door of my daughter’s home in Valley Center opened, I froze. The sight of her face—a blackish-purple swollen...
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LIFE'S SECOND ACTS
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Nov 7
- 1 min
The shadow knows...
Somehow with the time change, it seems the shadows are longer. “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Nov 3
- 1 min
A bit early...
But here comes my Manzanita Christmas tree from the ranch thanks to my next-door son!
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Oct 30
- 1 min
Autumn on the Appalachian Trail...
This Texas girl turned Southern Californian experienced an Autumn to remember days ago on the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. My...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Oct 17
- 3 min
HALLOWEEN IN THE LAND OF OZ
From the top shelf in the auto department of Ace Hardware, I pulled a shiny aluminum funnel, the kind for they use at Serrato’s Auto in...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Oct 9
- 3 min
On first impression...
Connie and I sat next to each other, both with coffee in hand, just before the workshop on writing articles for magazines started at ten...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Sep 23
- 3 min
A*U*T*U*M*N arrives...
Bookended by Labor Day and the holiday season, Autumn is here. The Turning of the season, although we scarcely notice in Southern...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Sep 8
- 2 min
Let 'em eat fish...
I have been called a persnickety eater. Certainly, I'm an unadventurous diner. Not likely to dive into unfamiliar dishes. Especially...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Lessons learned. A hard way...
Three minutes, at most. I pulled into the designated dry cleaners parking spot fifteen feet away from the establishment in the Trader...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Aug 19
- 4 min
Perhaps the most magic time of day...
We were together at twilight time. As we strolled, holding hands after Cadillac margaritas and carne asada fajitas at our neighborhood...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jul 29
- 1 min
and the livin' is easy...
My friend Bess spoke wistfully the other day saying “I wish there were more days in July…” As the month ends and August approaches, that...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jul 18
- 2 min
Number Fifty-six...
One day recently, I spent more time in my kitchen than I have collectively over the last six years. It began around my birthday in May....
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Fifty thoughts I had while watching Elvis, the movie...
1. My father freaked out when he heard "All Shook Up" and saw the gyrations 2. So did I... 3. Couldn’t quite keep up with Baz...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jul 2
- 4 min
It's Star-spangled time...
I look forward to the Fourth of July celebration in my neighborhood at Fern’s impressive sweeping perch where all three of the major San...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jun 29
- 2 min
Yep, art imitates life...
Who doesn’t love the Impressionists? Those light-filled, loosely brush-worked, fleeting-moments kind of rock star artists who together...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Longer days...more pages
Something kind of crazy happens to me when the lazy, hazy days of summer begin. I want to bury myself, not in the sand, but in a great...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Still a bright light...
Today, I spent the morning cleaning and polishing my dining room chandelier. It’s industrial design featuring ninety-six crystalline...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jun 7
- 4 min
I'll have the regular...
David first introduced me to the plant based Beyond Burger four years ago. Having been a vegetarian for twenty years, I had gone...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- May 13
- 6 min
You Take my Breath Away...
The stirring, captivating, and extraordinary music of Eva Cassidy floats through the air in my home as I write. I have listened to her...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- May 2
- 4 min
A nine-day, one carry-on, five pounds added return to Texas. Yes, I ate the waffle...
“So what was the highlight of your Texas Trip this year,” my spirited longtime closest Texas friend asked as she edged her sleek black...
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