Greetings from a Curmudgess

Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com Some things just cause people to jump to conclusions about you. Like, for instance, saying that you (and by you, I mean me) are not a Christmas Person. See, this is not a complaint about Christmas. I am not casting aspersions upon those of you, and you are legion, …

Day #22 of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

Monday, January 23, 2023 Maura Beth Brennan THE BIG BEIGE BUS, PART 1 Remember when your Mama told you that looks aren't everything? Well, she wasn't kidding. Let me tell you a little story about a lesson I learned the hard way. Back in 2006, a year after we moved into our current house and …

Day #21 of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

JANUARY 22, 2023 / MAURABETH2014 / EDIT Sunday, January 22, 2023 DREARY SUNDAY BLUES If there is a more depressing kind of day than a cloudy, drizzly day in January, I sure don’t know what it is. I actually like winter, not because I am proficient in any winter sports – no. I have no skills in that regard …

Day #20 of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

Saturday, January 21, 2023 THERE'S NO WRITE OR WRONG A couple of my fellow RRBC'ers have blogged about their writing process and I found that extremely interesting, as well as helpful. It made me examine my own methodology and so I thought I'd so the same. First, let me mention that I'm choosing today to …

Day #19 of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

January 20, 2023 MAURA BETH BRENNAN A ROCKY RELATIONSHIP Everyone has probably seen at least one of the Rocky movies, maybe the one with the iconic scene of Rocky Balboa running through the streets of Philadelphia, specifically South Philadelphia. Philadelphia is one of our country's great cities. I was born there and have lived within …

Day #18of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

JANUARY 19, 2023 / MAURABETH2014 / THE BLOG SLOG I'm gonna be honest, folks, this is getting tough. I'm just saying how I feel, so don't hate on me. I know it's supposed to be good for me, like taking that spoonful of medicine when I was a kid. I suppose I should be more upbeat, because we …

Day #17of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

JANUARY 18, 2023 / MAURABETH2014 / EDIT Wednesday, January 18, 2023, Maura Beth Brennan GRAVE UNDERTAKINGS If you're like most people, when you hear the phrase "family business" you probably think of a Mom and Pop store, a construction company, maybe a legal firm where various members of the same family earn their living. In my father's family, the …

Day #16 of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

Tuesday, January 17, 2023, Maura Beth Brennan NUN BUT THE BRAVE, PART 2 Yesterday, I took a detour to talk about my Grandson, Patrick, but today I'm back to the nuns. Just like in my youth, they just won't give me any peace until I finish my "homework" (i.e., my blog). I know I mentioned …

Day #15 of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

JANUARY 16, 2023 / MAURABETH2014 / EDIT Sunday, January 16, 2023 A DAY WITH MY GRANDSON Yesterday I said I'd continue blogging today about Nuns I've been taught by over the years, but I'm putting that off by a day. Today, I'm blogging about Patrick. This blog is a bit different for me, on the serious side, so no …

Day #14 of #RRBC’s #ADayInMyLife 30-Day #Blogging Challenge! @maurabeth2014 @RRBC_RWISA @RRBC_Org @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA

JANUARY 15, 2023 / MAURABETH2014 / EDIT Saturday, January 15, 2023 MAURA BETH BRENNAN NUN BUT THE BRAVE Before I start this evening's blog, I'd like to thank each and every one of you who have read and commented on my blogs so far. I am so grateful that you are taking time out of your very busy days to …