Vivienne / February 11, 2024
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There are a lot of fields surrounding us but since our land is bordered with trees ...
Vivienne / April 30, 2020
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I find it astonishing that the girl I grew up with at boarding school, the girl who made life barely bearable during my six years of convent living, the girl whose arm was continually ...
Vivienne / April 23, 2020
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For years now I’ve walked past a horse barn at the top of the lane and imagined being called over to help. It has long been a desire of mine to get to know horses. I’d love ...
Vivienne / April 20, 2020
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Without fail every year a little wren comes into my garage and builds herself a nest. She usually chooses a rubber Wellie, because they already have strong walls; all she has to do is ...
Vivienne / April 16, 2020
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Sitting in bed one Sunday morning I heard what sounded like wind sighing loudly in the trees. I looked high into the woods, not a leaf was stirring. I continued with my papers and tea. ...
Vivienne / April 13, 2020
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The stone has been rolled away and the tomb is empty! Alleluia! For we Christians that means Jesus was who He said He was and had finished what He was sent to do on earth. Alleluia! Our ...
Vivienne / April 9, 2020
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Early on in March an order was issued that all restaurants, fast food and dine-in, coffee and sandwich shops, even wineries and breweries had to close unless they could offer take-out ...
Vivienne / April 6, 2020
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Trying to praise and worship the Lord at home is difficult. Traditional church used to make it so easy for me! I’d trot off to mass on Sundays and Holy Days and all at once ...
Vivienne / April 5, 2020
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We were going to be able to pick up Easter Sunday Communion. I’d signed up for it and was uplifted. We were going to pick up our package on Easter morning and follow the rubrics ...
Vivienne / April 2, 2020
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I suppose we have a burn each year as the wood and vines pile up and we can no longer ignore them… there’s only so many wild-life habitats we can create! When the ...
Vivienne / March 31, 2020
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I think this rainy weather must be irritating the young bulls as much as it is us! They’re bellowing and banging heads together, Displaying. Pawing the ground, heads down, ...
Well hello there! My name is Vivienne McNeny.
I am an empty nester exploring life as a Boomer…you could say I'm happily Boomering along!
As a homeschooling Mum I have finally quit the job of role model and mentor to my four children. I do what I want to do, eat when I feel like it, enjoy life with my blue eyed cowboy and clean my house once a month or so whether it needs it or not!
In true English form I write about the emergence of my true identity now that I can no longer hide behind my children as their Mum.
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Hannah’s Child
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