Tag Archives: Jackie Deal

A Thank You from Jackie Deal

Posted on March 31, 2025 by webadmin

By Jackie Deal Thank you is inadequate: for the wonderful roast (I’m still trying to get the burned smell out of my hair.) Yes, Friday afternoon was the long anticipated, and dreaded “roast” for a dearly departed soul. (In case … Continue reading →

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Math Is Not My Forte

Posted on January 3, 2025 by webadmin

By Jackie Deal Math is not my forte. It’s not my one-two-threete either. You can call it arithmetic like we did in grade school but it’s the same ole thing. Once upon a time I knew my multiplication tables; since … Continue reading →

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Sutherlin Light Parade

Posted on December 25, 2024 by webadmin

by Jackie Deal “It’s a rat! A rat!” The kid’s voices shrieked shrilly as they chased the wretched little rodent. It was during the Christmas Light Parade on Central Avenue; a stretch of solid buildings: no alley, no crack, not … Continue reading →

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The Missing Missplaced Missmatched Mittens

Posted on November 23, 2024 by webadmin

By Jackie Deal It happens every year. I end the season with unmatched gloves. Really, they’re gloves but for the sake of alliteration mittens sounded better. A couple years ago it was one red and one blue glove. The next … Continue reading →

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All that Glimmers is not Gold

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Jackie Deal

All that glimmers is not gold.  Actually that’s derived from a Wm. Shakespeare line “All that glisters is not gold.”  There may not be many golden “glisters” in daily life, but how about small “glimmers”?  Little tiny moments of joy. … Continue reading →

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Eisenhower’s Matrix

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Jackie Deal

by Jackie Deal What would Amber say? Amber is my black and white tuxedo cat. Beautiful shimmery, black with just enough white. What does she say? Amber wisely seldom, almost never, says anything. Would that I could learn from her. … Continue reading →

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CLEAN THE CAT’S BOX, STUPID

Posted on May 29, 2024 by webadmin

There are important decisions to make. World shaking decisions, I must decide what to wear, where to go, when to——whom to——. Clean the cat’s box, Stupid Things to do, places to go. The societal demands on my schedule are stupendous. … Continue reading →

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MEMORIAM KRISTINE GODBEY

Posted on May 24, 2024 by webadmin

The Escapees flag at Timber Valley Park was dipped to half-staff on Friday, May 17 as members mourned the passing of Kristine Godbey.  Kristine was an active, caring, helpful member of Timber Valley since Nov. 18, 2015 and will be … Continue reading →

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FORTY SHADES OF GREEN

Posted on May 13, 2024 by webadmin

There’s a song extolling Ireland’s “forty shades of green” by Johnnie Cash. Look around us; doesn’t it seems like we have forty shades of green or more? Look very closely at the hillsides surrounding us. The grassy hills are a … Continue reading →

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OPEN OTHER END

Posted on May 6, 2024 by webadmin

The half-pint carton of milk reposed innocently on the kitchen counter. Aha! Just enough for my breakfast smoothie. I grabbed it up, pushed, pulled, pried, cussed

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