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Name: Mary Ricksen
Location: West Palm Beach, FL, United States

I moved to Florida in 1980. I was born in Vt., but it's cold sooo long, I'll settle for scenic North Carolina. I enjoy the change of seasons. Spring, summer, winter, and fall, all have such a unique flavor; here it's just too subtle. I loved to ride horses more than anything. My dog Junior is a character in my first book, and there will be more of my pets in my next book. We moved a lot when I was young, from Canada to New York, and from Texas, to Florida. I met all kinds of people, and I find that the more rural it is, the more friendly people are. I have been married for a long time. So long it's like he's my left hip. But I'll keep him, he can fix anything! I have a beautiful secret garden, with everything from Plumeria, to Penta. There is nothing better than sitting out there with a good book and seeing the palms and ferns wave in the breezes, in winter, the real time to be here in Florida. I have written and published my first book in a series that takes place on Lake Champlain in Vermont. My always home. The only thing like the Green Mountains are the Great Smokey's, and a little town called Bryson City, NC. My next home, hopefully!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The Thing About Christmas

We each have a picture of what is Christmas in our heads. A lovely scene with lots of lights. One of the first things to enter my mind is, go home for Christmas.

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Maybe a beautiful wreath?

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A special tree that touches your heart. A toasty fireplace to warm your cold hands.

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Maybe it's Santa Claus, or the Nativity. A bit of both?

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Whatever it is. I wish you the best, Merry Christmas, no matter what!

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Okay One Joke to make you laugh


A man was riding his Harley beside a Sydney beach when suddenly the
>> sky clouded above his head and in a booming voice, The Lord said.
>> 'Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will
>> grant you one wish.'
>> The biker pulled over and said, 'Build a bridge to New Zealand so I
>> can ride over anytime I want.'
>>
>> The Lord said; 'Your request is materialistic, think of the enormous
>> challenges for that kind of undertaking, the supports required
>> reaching the bottom of the Pacific and the concrete and steel it
>> would take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can
>> do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly
>> things. Take a little more time and think of something that could
>> possibly help mankind.'
>>
>> The biker thought hard about it for a long time. Finally, he said,
>>
>> 'Lord, I wish that I and all men could understand our wives. I want
>> to know how she feels inside, what she's thinking when she gives me
>> the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says
>> nothing's wrong, and how I can make a woman truly happy'.
>>
>> The Lord replied;
>> 'You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"





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1 Comments:

Blogger Alice Audrey said...

LOL. Opting for the materialistic bridge over the meaningful one? Yeah, yeah.

Merry Christmas!

December 21, 2009 1:51 PM  

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