Vivienne / September 18, 2023
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Footlights officially has three bedrooms, it’s on the Zillow description. But ...
Vivienne / March 14, 2017
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And so another year passes and I am at a point where I catch myself thinking, “This has been too long, I need to call and hear my father’s voice…” Or, “I ...
Vivienne / March 6, 2017
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This morning while walking I was thoroughly amused by this field of young steer. As I pass they start to get up, awkwardly onto their front legs first, going through a brief down-dog ...
Vivienne / March 3, 2017
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Simon, today you are 29 and because of a dreadful cough I contracted while out and about recently, I was reminded of how I felt in 1988 when I was great with child. I had bronchitis and ...
Vivienne / January 9, 2017
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I enjoy throwing parties although the build up always makes me think, “Never again!” But this year we were so busy over Christmas, what with a wedding and one of my ...
Vivienne / December 24, 2016
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“And presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” (Matthew 2:11) We wish you a most joyous Christmas and a happy 2017. From all of us. As we draw near ...
Vivienne / October 21, 2016
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Visiting our son in L.A. would not be complete without a walk in the hills, “It’s called a hike Mum,” he corrects. Starting on a neighborhood street the pathway is ...
Vivienne / October 3, 2016
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Thirty-one years ago today my long wait, made longer by baby’s reluctance to make an appearance on its due date of Tuesday, September 30th, was finally over. I had been at work ...
Vivienne / September 30, 2016
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It probably all started when I mentioned to Hubs how much I enjoy receiving cards , real cards in my post box at the end of the drive, with stamps on them. I asked him to suggest to ...
Vivienne / August 19, 2016
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OK! I had three weeks to plan a small, simple, rural do under the trees, a large, wild pecan sitting in a clearing near the creek forming the boundary line of our property, whose ...
Vivienne / August 12, 2016
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We were caught by surprise two weeks ago when Daughts said “Yes” to her boyfriend’s proposal of marriage. They first met at a Happening when they were sixteen. The ...
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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Dominion
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Hannah’s Child
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