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The life of an eclectic, penny-pinching, traveling, DIYing writer who loves to share stories of her family, friends, GUEST BLOGGERS and daily life.
Welcome Home
2018-12-06 21:00
When Saturday arrived, my daughter Anne and I were very excited to go meet and bring our new dog home. We put the address into our GPS right after lunch and started driving through town."Tow… Read More
In Search Of A New Family Member
2018-12-05 20:40
SnickersIt has been a year since we lost our beloved Snickers and we still miss him quite a bit. He really was an awesome dog. However, he is gone and it is time for us to have a new dog in… Read More
The Power Of Words
2018-01-12 02:46
It has been three days and I am still pretty well glowing. Let me explain.On November 23, 2017, I self-published a book that was written for the benefit of a small Christian niche that calls… Read More
2017-04-12 13:13
After 8 regularly produced episodes that took many hours to prepare, the purchase of a microphone, a microphone stand and a splatter guard, the podcast is not collecting any listeners or spo… Read More
Listen To My NEW Podcast!
2017-03-03 04:49
I decided about a week ago that I should start a podcast. There is a story as to why, of course, but I think I will save the story for later. (It will make good podcast material!) A large pa… Read More
I've Got This
2016-11-29 02:21
Today is my 24th wedding anniversary but those who do not know me may easily be unaware that I have been without the affections of my husband since a few weeks before our 15th. Since then I… Read More
A New Addiction
2016-04-04 22:09
I think I am addicted to cream cheese. Is that possible? Whenever I start eating it, I cannot stop until either I am gorged or it is finished. That is the sign of an addict. Right?Before I t… Read More
2016-03-24 14:30
I was sitting in my favorite lunch restaurant, munching on a cheeseburger and fries, my diet completely abandoned. I was almost done when my friend, Mary, passed by my table. I could have ig… Read More
2016-03-21 14:30
One thing that invariably happens while vacationing is unwanted weight gain. Being sedentary instead of exercise, dining out instead of in, casually munching calorie laden morsels with frien… Read More
2016-03-17 21:30
A leprechaun serverDid you know that "Saint Patrick" is not a saint? That's right. He was never canonized, meaning he is NOT an "official" Catholic saint (though he does have a feast day, Ma… Read More
2016-03-17 21:30
LunchA leprechaun serverDid you know that "Saint Patrick" is not a saint? That's right. He was never canonized, meaning he is NOT an "official" Catholic saint (though he does have a feast da… Read More
2016-03-14 14:30
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you may remember my excitement to have finally gotten an avocado seed to sprout after roughly 20 years of trying. Here is the link in case you d… Read More
2016-03-14 14:30
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you may remember my excitement to have finally gotten an avocado seed to sprout after roughly 20 years of trying. Here is the link in case you d… Read More
2016-02-25 15:30
A few weeks before I was to depart on my Texcursion, my mom asked me to locate a general contractor near my home and get an estimate for him to install a new shower stall in my bathroom. I k… Read More
2016-02-22 15:30
I grew up visiting New Orleans. My grandparents' house was in uptown and we visited them about once a year, usually for about a week in the heat of August. When we visited, Dad always took u… Read More
2016-02-18 15:30
On the morning of Sunday, January 3, Anne and I woke up and got our things in the car. I don't know about her, but I was very sad to leave central Texas. But at least we were not yet leaving… Read More
2016-02-18 15:30
On the morning of Sunday, January 3, Anne and I woke up and got our things in the car. I don't know about her, but I was very sad to leave central Texas. But at least we were not yet leaving… Read More
2016-02-15 21:18
Apologies for this interruption to my Christmas travel story line.On Sunday night, I was tuned in to my local HAM radio net (I almost always listen to it but I seldom participate) when I hea… Read More
2016-02-15 15:30
On our last night in Central Texas, my son took us out for dinner again. He told me intention the night before that, but he made a mystery of it by telling me that he had invited a friend to… Read More
My Favorite Texas Barbecue, Back
2016-02-14 01:29
"Home."My family moved to the north Austin suburbs back in 2000, well before my then-hero degenerated to villainy. He had just gotten out of the military and we decided that living in the Au… Read More
2016-02-12 15:30
I mentioned, a few posts ago, that my son was ill the day Anne and I arrived at his house. What happened is that he was nervous about the condition of his house because he had just moved in… Read More
2016-02-10 15:30
I got a really strange reaction to my request for hydroponics supplies when I was in Leander during my trip.I was within about an hour's drive of "home" and I remembered the name of a "water… Read More
2016-02-05 15:30
The San Antonio River Walk, photo by Beth DurkeeAfter our lunch at Casa Rio, Anne and I asked our waitress where we could buy tickets for a boat tour. She told us to just walk out the side d… Read More
2016-02-03 15:30
Casa Rio.The first time my once-hero now-super-villain and I visited San Antonio, believe it or not, was for some salesperson to try to sell us a timeshare. (Little did the sales person know… Read More
2016-02-01 15:30
My daughter probably wishes she had kept her mouth shut. But she did not. When she was in high school, after we moved out of Texas, she said something to me about not remembering visiting th… Read More
2016-01-29 15:30
"Home."My family moved to the north Austin suburbs back in 2000, well before my then-hero degenerated to villainy. He had just gotten out of the military and we decided that living in the Au… Read More
2016-01-29 15:30
"Home."My family moved to the north Austin suburbs back in 2000, well before my then-hero degenerated to villainy. He had just gotten out of the military and we decided that living in the Au… Read More
2016-01-27 15:30
We escaped the time vortex on Monday, December 21 and proceeded to drive south.We were coming into Waco around lunch time and were hungry. Knowing from a past life the distance between Waco… Read More
2016-01-20 15:30
We went to +Tallywackers for lunch on Sunday. Debbie's 12 year-old went to a friend's house for the afternoon, but my daughter is 21 so she came along. Honestly, though, we almost could have… Read More
2016-01-18 15:00
I awoke early on Saturday morning. Debbie's apartment was dark but I noticed she was awake when I tiptoed out of the bathroom. Okay, let's be real. I was way too tired to tiptoe. It was more… Read More
2016-01-15 15:00
Before we arrived at her apartment this Christmas, I had not seen Debbie since Thanksgiving of 2008. At that time, her son lived with her and she was together with her daughter's dad. My son… Read More
2016-01-14 15:00
Living as close as I do to Green Bay (the body of water) is very nice during the summer because of the relatively cool summer temperatures, long days, cool breezes off the Lake and proximity… Read More
2015-12-08 15:30
Why does this furnace keep going out on the weekends? I woke up early on Sunday morning to a house that was 10 degrees colder than my thermostat setting. I was not happy.Yes, the furnace&nbs&hell…Read More
2015-11-25 16:49
This is the second DIY space heater I am going to try. It is something I saw on Youtube a while back. The claim is that you can heat a small room in your home with this little homemade… Read More
2015-11-23 20:54
I thought I was over this incident, but last night made me realize otherwise. Almost 8 years ago, when I still lived in the Austin, TX suburbs, someone I knew and trusted broke into my home… Read More
2015-11-21 17:56
When my heater went out the SECOND time, the other week (I did not write about it but was without heat for the entire weekend as temperatures continued to drop in northern Wisconsin -- brrr)… Read More
2015-11-18 15:30
Yesterday morning, I awoke around the usual time for me during daylight savings time: just a little before 6 am. I let my eyes stay closed as consciousness slipped over me in the early morni… Read More
2015-11-08 14:34
The critical review for my most recent writing arrived in my email inbox this morning.Reviewed by Gracie Bradford for Readers' FavoriteFive Stars! [Not unusual for my writing, and this littl… Read More
2015-11-05 18:52
Engaging EnchantmentBook One in The Legend of Lord Randall Castle eSeriesby Beth Durkee[Excerpt]“I’m sorry, friend,” Melador spoke quickly, putting the dish towel in his h… Read More
2015-11-05 17:42
Today is the day I joined NetGalley as a Reader/Reviewer. Yes, you read right. I did not join as an author. Why? Because I am as good as I am at crafting stories and because I know what kind… Read More
2015-11-03 22:31
Friday afternoon: My dog, Snickers, started pestering me while I was sitting at my desk. I had been at it for a while so I shut down my computer and headed into the living room for some croc… Read More
2015-10-05 14:30
Yay! I had a university student write my newest book's listing description and it came back yesterday. I made only a couple of small adjustments to it so that it would be accurate… Read More
2015-09-08 19:22
My parents drove up to visit and help me with some household construction over the long, Labor Day weekend. "We" (by which I mean mostly "they") put up crown molding in my entryway… Read More
2015-09-04 14:54
This piece is a little bit after the fact but I keep hearing about it and I have something to say. One of the sweetest ladies I have ever met and one of my favorite people of all time… Read More
2015-09-02 16:12
Image from ABC News at http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/ap_kentucky_clerk_gay_marriage_01_jc_150901_16x9_992.jpgThis will be short.Let me begin by saying that I pretty much hate the news. For… Read More
2015-08-31 17:23
Have you ever had a project where things seem to just not work?Seriously, I am going nuts with this cans-tle project. It was intended to be an affordable and easy way to gather public attent… Read More
2015-08-29 16:29
This morning, when I turned on my computer and opened up my browser, I saw the headline "Hurricane Katrina: Ten Years Later." Instantly, the post I intended to write changed. Known to most a… Read More
2015-08-18 14:30
So far so good. After many, many hours' work, my cans begin to form shape. Here you see the first four walls (628 cans) standing side by side on my front porch. My "sculpture" is just star… Read More
2015-08-17 14:30
With my daughter's help, we now have four (out of thirteen) tower walls complete. Two have turrets and two do not. The plan is to glue two sets of two walls together and set them on the fr… Read More
2015-08-13 14:34
I think it was the shortest strike in history. Here is what happened...When I drove down to pick my daughter up from the university, this year, she informed me that she was not going to be v… Read More
2015-08-13 14:30
Well, we had good intentions. We were going to wash donated root beer cans, yesterday, to get enough clean ones finish our first rootbeer wall. But when I went out to buy a couple of bucke… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
From our house to yours during the most joyful season of the year. Happy Holidays  Visit Beth Durkee's personal home page at www.bethdurkee.me Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I just went back and changed the original post to reflect my current draft, and I have written more than what is here, but I just want to make sure everyone sees this. I am really not sure h… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It seems to have a while since I posted anything new. Over the past few weeks, I won my court case by default, docketed the debt and sent an execution order to the county sheriff, recei… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
On July 27th, this year, I looked out my front window to find a beautiful, vivid double-rainbow hanging in the sky before me. I exclaimed so that my daughter would come to look, then ra… Read More

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