Patricia Ploss

Welcome to my website! This is all new to me, and I’m hoping to provide you with interesting things to read, as well as inspire you during this time of tidal wave sized change! On this website, you’ll find a blog with a different topic each week. You can send messages and suggest topics too.

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Are you Irish?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Are you Irish? Do you celebrate this day? Are you wearing green? do you believe in leprechauns!? I spent some time Googling the origin of St. Patrick’s Day and why it’s celebrated! I learned many things I did not know! I encourage you to research St. Patrick’s Day to glean… Continue reading Are you Irish?

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Moving Through March!

March is in full swing! It came in like a lamb, but I’m hoping it goes out like one too and not a lion! All in all, we’ve had quite the mild winter! Except for the holiday storm that dropped the temperature to arctic blast! The robins are taking over my bird feeder, and I’ve… Continue reading Moving Through March!

Mid February!

We’ve made it through January and now halfway through the shortest month! I believe spring is coming, as I’ve seen a few robins the last few days! And just now, in addition to a cold February rain, there was thunder to go along with it! It’s amazing to me that once we get totally sick… Continue reading Mid February!

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February Days!

Well, we’re rocking through February quickly already! The days are lasting an hour longer already they said on the news and so I’ve been watching that eagerly! Today I found a blooming dandelion in my yard, so I know spring will be here soon! I hope! This winter is passing quickly and while I’m looking… Continue reading February Days!

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Mid Winter?

Is it mid winter now? Or is it almost over? Every year after the holidays, I always think spring is going to happen within a couple of weeks! This year, I had the added element of a week long trip to Florida in mid January! Talk about confused! I got used to wearing sandals, shorts… Continue reading Mid Winter?

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Blessing or Tragedy?

What’s the difference between the two? They say every cloud has a silver lining. Are we able to find those bits of silver when things go horribly wrong? Can we step back and look at whatever the situation may be with a positive eye, searching for the blessing? Four years ago on December 29, 2018,… Continue reading Blessing or Tragedy?

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TURKEY DAY?

The third Thursday of every November is when Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated in the United States. So every year it falls on a different day. But it’s always the third Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a time when folks are supposed to get together with their families, head to grandma’s or whoever’s turn it is… Continue reading TURKEY DAY?

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November’s Music

As I gaze out my living room window today, the sun is bright, but the wind is howling. As I know from my early morning walk, bundled in snow pants, heavy coat, hat and mittens, the cold weather of November, heralding in winter is fast approaching. I take this blessing of a seasonal change, along… Continue reading November’s Music

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