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Tag Archives: shopping
It Seems The Errands Run You…
A Kindergarten-aged girl walks by displays of shirts, organized by color and size. She runs her hand along the sleeves and gazes up at her mother, who totes a baby on her far hip, while navigating a cart weighed down … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Happiness, Inspiration, Travel, Writing
Tagged childcare, children, clever things kids say, love, mommy blog, motherhood, patience, shopping
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The Deliberation: To Crock Pot Or Not
They were the third pair that day mulling over the used crock pot at the back of the thrift store. Ultimately, everyone shops the same. A teenaged girl and her mother–the girl holding up things she thought might suit her … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Happiness, Mischief, Observed, Writing
Tagged cooking, couples, crock pot, elderly, love, mothers and daughters, shopping, thrift store shopping
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In-Flight Entertainment
The flight was half Coloradoans catching the first leg of a trip to the US, and half Icelanders heading home after a tour in Germany. I had been trying to watch “Gran Torino” over the shoulder of a man three … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Happiness, Observed, Travel
Tagged accessories, Germany, Gran Torino, Iceland, Iceland Air, in-flight shopping, Munich, Reykjavik, shopping, transit
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The Ideal
The young mother held her daughter’s hand as the tiny girl leapt off the curb, hustled ahead, then slowed down–her mother’s arm was a satisfactory tether. The open-air shopping center had enough square footage, shops, restaurants, and parking to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Travel
Tagged airbrushing, children, modesty, mothers, people, shopping, underwear, USA, Victoria's Secret
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They Were Too Shiny Anyway
Outside Target, mothers previewed for their toddlers and pre-schoolers the agenda for the shopping trip. The children who were old enough replied, asked questions, such as: “But where are we going for lunch after here?” In the store their mothers, … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Mischief, Travel
Tagged ballet flats, mesmerized, mothers, mothers and children, Nebraska, Omaha, pre-schoolers, reality, red shoes, shopping, Target stores, toddlers, USA
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before you go to the mall…
One of the secrets of the happy life is continuous small treats, and if some of these can be inexpensive and quickly procured so much the better. -Iris Murdoch. The Sea, The Sea.
Posted in Inspiration, Literature
Tagged contentment, Iris Murdoch, shopping, The Sea, treats
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