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The rock.
The rock is there and I am game to try
To reach a summit which seems to touch the sky,
while deep within I wonder why.

I met the rock by chance while looking here...

a look at where I am today I ponder wonder should I stay
or should I take another path accept completely come what may
staying is the safer choice but what about that other voice
the voice that...

wondering if this is a wake up call

Not sure why I am replying, perhaps because no one else has. I don't know Donna Flood or Rhonda. Quail Ridge and Rhonda Lou will require a bit of a search but I am curious. And Oklahoma, always...

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Abby, slipped her tea, said. “I think I am cried out, forgive me if I am not. Claire had been hospitalized for tests, I visited and she seemed in good spirits, told me that x-rays in the morning...

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Once they were seated, Charlie said, “the time of the robe was, what, a world I had never known before”, from wistful to all business happened in a flash, Charlie continued, “not a time for a...

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Abby’s eyes shifted from Charlie to a spot somewhere above his head. He saw her mouth draw her lips in, saw her trembling and said, “you don’t have to do this” and between sobs he heard, “I do,...

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Abby did not think they could manage the boat to above the water line, said, “tide receding, boat should be fine”; Charlie had other ideas. Charlie took both oars, carried them to where the boat...

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Charlie had taken his time with the coffee, the last two sips cold. He thought of more and decided he was too comfortable to move, wondered how long the silence had lasted. Minutes passed, he...

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Shopping, Charlie was given free rein but he did consult Abby as to salad dressing, said, my choice for you would be French, Abby said, “oo la la, that sounds fine, I’m going to add a bottle of...

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Shortly after 6PM the cottage came into view and Abby said, “you do know that many of this type of cottage is named, yours isn’t, might be fun to choose one and I will have a plaque made, unless,...

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Twenty minutes into the flight Charlie was offered a re-heat which he gladly accepted. Ahmra re-heated both coffees before taking the seat which faced Charlie, said. “There is no need for me to...

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No customers in search of a waitress. Mary walked the two of them to the car and Michael appeared for a hug. Mary smiled said to Ahmra, “don’t get him going. I have bingo this evening”. Mary...

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Exiting the airport Ahmra said, “the N1 is shorter but takes longer, just a few minutes, and, that would be my choice with a stop along the way, a tea room which does coffee”. Charlie had no...

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The landing was smooth, Charlie thought very and Amrah laughed, said, “that will be hard to beat” and Charlie was to learn that the pilots had a standing bet on who would manage the smoothest....

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Ahmad, actually a cousin, and the co-pilot were with the security guard they had been told to see. He took them to the lounge, told them that Abdul would fly the first leg and was doing a circle...

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Charlie said, “this is entirely up to you,I would like to stop at the Dixie Outlet Mall, it is a quarter to four and if we leave right now, take the 403 through Brantford, hit the Queen E at...

Carrying on 11
Charlie put the iPad to one side, used his phone to talk to Jean, “can a man NOT have a woman as a friend” ? Jean said, “whatever happened to hello(?), look Charlie, Annie and I might...

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Jean walked half-way to Charlie’s car, stopped, looked at him, said, “Charlie you don’t have time for this and I would at least have to change my shirt”. Charlie answered, “what we could do grab a...

Carrying on 7
Charlie went out his back door, surprised to see Jean at her garden. Jean was more of a gardener than Charlie in that she had flowers, front and back of her cottage and, like Charlie,...

Carrying on 5.
Charlie made up his mind to absent himself from the memorial service. He knew that he had a phone number for Abby, found his address book in the English style wallet which also held...

part 2 had been attached to part 1, part 3 and 4 might be a tiny bit disjointed. I was afraid to try and clarify, thought it best to leave as is:-
Carrying on 3
Charlie had some thinking to do,...

I had a look at my profile because I have a new phone number and a new e-mail address. Surprised, thought we needed both of those when we joined, please let me know if either of these two pieces of...

This began with the heading, "Maybe Story", part way through it became "Carrying On". Will post first part now, the remainder, with permission, in groups of three or four; story not too, too long.
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Discovered he was not loved by everyone, a lot of critics beck a few years....wondering why I need to sign in every time I visit but just noticed that I am now on-line.