Robin’s Blog

I'm a wife and a Mother of 4 grown children. I have 4 grandchildren who are my joy. This is my journey to rediscovering who I am. In other words, what comes after being a stay at home Mom. Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Blogger, Writer, stubborn and opinionated, voracious reader and a seeker of truth in all things....in other words me.
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Author Archives: insider53
Grandma, Why Is The Moon Pink…
This photo was taken from the front yard of a friend of a friend’s home in Mineral Wells,Texas and it fascinated me and inspired me to ask “Why”. I love things that move me to investigate and learn. There is … Continue reading
Posted in general rants, humor
Tagged blogging, blogs, family, farmers almanac, google, grandkids, grandmas, humor, life, moms, moon, motherhood, music, photos, pink moon, texas, writing
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Instinct or Extinct…
This is what my daughter ’79 gave me for Mother’s Day. Lovely isn’t it. It is The Instinct, a cell phone from Sprint. I would like to thank my child for her thoughtful and well meaning gift. She loves me … Continue reading
Posted in humor, my life
Tagged blogging, blogs, cell phones, electronics, family, humor, instinct, life, moms, mothers, skynet, soapboxes, sprint, terminator, writing
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Memories of Mother…
My Mother’s name was Mary and like her name she lived a plain and uneventful life without thunder, her birth however was another story. She was born in 1927 in a tent city in Bowlegs Oklahoma during a smallpox epidemic. She was born into extreme poverty and was premature at 4½ lbs. My grandmother had been caring for her sisters and their children who had smallpox. Continue reading
Posted in family, grief an loss, life, my life
Tagged blogging, blogs, family, grief, heroes, john wayne, life, loss, marriage, memories, mom blogs, moms, mother's day, motherhood, mothers, movies, opinions, parenthood, tributes, writing
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