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Everyday Life, Family Life

Episode 61 – A Waste of Money

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 tinafriesen

I am looking at the end of our L-shaped sofa where my stack of reading material tends to accumulate, within reach of my favorite chair. I see the remnants of a dream. Books, maps. For my trip to New York, Boston, New England. I wanted to visit Harvard. Now it looks like I might not… Continue reading Episode 61 – A Waste of Money

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Everyday Life, Family Life

Episode 59 – Costco Pants

April 20, 2018April 5, 2018 tinafriesen

We are sitting in the living room, with our breakfast plates. “These are the best hash browns ever,” I say after my first bite. Denny goes into a descriptive of how to make them. “First you have to chop the potatoes into small pieces and microwave them until they are almost done. Al dente, like… Continue reading Episode 59 – Costco Pants

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Everyday Life, Family Life

Episode 57 – Best Auntie Ever

April 18, 2018April 5, 2018 tinafriesen

Denny hands me my mail. I’m working on my novel in the bedroom. I toss the mail on the bed and check a recent text message. I am trying to remember something Denny told me about why some of my phone texts are in a blue bubble and some are in green bubbles. It has… Continue reading Episode 57 – Best Auntie Ever

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Everyday Life, Family Life

Episode 57 – Impression Management

April 16, 2018April 5, 2018 tinafriesen

This morning I had the inspiration to toss on a coat and a hat and head to West Van and go walking along the seawall. When I mentioned this to Denny I thought he would encourage me to go to the seawall. I even added, “walk along the seawall with my husband.” But he simply… Continue reading Episode 57 – Impression Management

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Everyday Life, Family Life

Episode 54 – Ordinary People

April 12, 2018April 16, 2018 tinafriesen

Denny is changing into his gym clothes. He has his shirt off. He walks over to me and points to a spot just below his shoulder, “See that little bit? That’s new muscle.” “Wow.” “See that?” He points to the other shoulder front, “That’s happened since I started going to the gym.” “Pretty impressive.” Denny… Continue reading Episode 54 – Ordinary People

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Everyday Life, Humor

Episode 53 – Fences

April 10, 2018April 16, 2018 tinafriesen

“This is a better fence. I don’t think it’s going to fall down in a few years. That one over there, those kinds they fall down after a couple of years.” I’m prattling on as we are driving. I always take note of the kind of fences that surround properties. Our community is lined with… Continue reading Episode 53 – Fences

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Everyday Life, Family Life

Episode 49 – Reports

April 2, 2018March 22, 2018 tinafriesen

“I have to write a report for work.” “I just do it quickly and get it done. I have to do reports for my work too. The less time I spend on them, the more time I have for the things I have to do. The more time I spend, the less time I have… Continue reading Episode 49 – Reports

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Everyday Life, Fiction

Episode 47 – Cross-Cultural

March 29, 2018March 22, 2018 tinafriesen

“Your pants have a hole in them,” I say to Denny, as I pull his pants out of the washing machine and put them in the dryer. I’m wondering if I should dry a pair of pants with a hole in them. “Which ones?” “These,” I take them out for him to see. “Do I… Continue reading Episode 47 – Cross-Cultural

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Everyday Life, Situational Comedy

Episode 45 – Let’s Party

March 26, 2018March 22, 2018 tinafriesen

“Let’s party before we’re put out to pasture.” I read that on my friend’s cup as I drank tea at her house. “You can be sure I didn’t buy that. It was a gift.” She is older than I am, and determined to stay young. I smile a little. We’ve had the conversation about whether… Continue reading Episode 45 – Let’s Party

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Everyday Life, Fiction

Episode 39 – Focus on Victories

March 16, 2018February 28, 2018 tinafriesen

“Open door, open hearts, open minds.” That’s what the banner said. “Then anything can fall in and anything can drop out,” I commented. Denny thought that was really funny. We were coming back from Ikea on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I only work mornings until two, five days a week and we decided to go… Continue reading Episode 39 – Focus on Victories

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