Marilyn Gardner Woods
The mighty Kumquat's season is here!
Harvest time. Not fruits of my bygone Camelot, Lush wine grapes Juicy oranges. Instead, the modest kumquat Is sought From my hillside...
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LIFE'S SECOND ACTS
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Is it just me or...
Indulging in one final guilty pleasure before beginning the trials of New-Year’s-Resolutions-eating, I opened the small brown bag...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Olive overdose...
Via Zoom, Jan, my good Duplicate-bridge-playing-friend, said, “Can we take a break? I want a V-8.” We did. When we resumed, I heard the...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Forever and a pandemic ago...
Can it be possible that the seemingly endless scourge that has gripped our lives for more than two years is finally surrendering to...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Valentine's Day Whimsy from artist, Beatrice Wood
Last year's post worth another look. And wanted to share a gift on Valentine's - news of the a upcoming exhibit from The San Diego Museum...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jan 20, 2022
- 5 min
Scissors, screwdrivers, and sex
Geez. I still smell like I spent the night with an unwashed mechanic…oily and garage-like. Stridently attacking my Five Lists 2022, ...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jan 10, 2022
- 4 min
Welcome to 2022 ya'll!
I am an incurable list maker—never more in my sweet spot than at the beginning of the New Year when it’s time to write resolutions....
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
Is it only me?
Lost in translation in a QR Code nation. Weird sensation Increasing presence in my everyday life of a two-dimensional square made up of...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jul 18, 2021
- 4 min
The Anniversary Sale
A case of the dressing room giggles which sometimes turned into guffaws may have been the most fun I’ve had in a couple of years… What is...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min
Covid concrete coverage
"You and your book are in the news! See page 11. Congratulations." said the email from the PR people. "Wait is that you?" Gail asked a...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
The mighty Kumquat
Harvest time. Not fruits of my bygone Camelot, Lush wine grapes Juicy oranges. Instead, the modest kumquat Is sought From my hillside...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jul 21, 2020
- 3 min
Masked memories, murals, and merriment...
Here we are, all masked souls. At least a large majority of us. Or is the majority not so large? Whether you think masking is good or...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jun 20, 2020
- 3 min
Flat Belly...
The long and winding road to flat belly… In reality the road is long, but not winding. In order for me to pare down the girth of my...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!
Twelve years ago, my granddaughter, Chesapeake Woods with hair the color of orange marmalade, was born and I bought a book for her, a...
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