Pamela Frost Dennis

If you have a puppy, you don’t need an alarm clock! In December, we adopted our son and daughter-in-law’s Mini Aussie puppy, Maggie. She was an 8-month-old ball of nonstop energy and too much...

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Famous People I’ve Encountered Through the Years ~ Part Two ~ Last week, I posted Part One. I’d love to hear what famous folks you’ve met! TOM CRUISE, REBECCA DE MORNAY, JON VOIGHT: Cruise ...

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Famous People I’ve Encountered Through the Years ~ Part One ~ I was asked this question recently, and I thought it would make a fun blog post. I have not met famous people like Mother Teresa, M...

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Question: Why Do I “Deserve?” Answer: I Don’t A post that’s been going around for a few years in various forms about “deserving” things came through my FB feed recently, causing me to...

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Subject: Colonoscopies (Yeah, I know–super fun!) I labeled this “number one” because I know there will be other “delicate” subjects to talk about in the future. I’m writing this post ...

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Recently, I was riding in a SFO airport-hotel shuttle bus. Across the aisle sat a charming, cute, brunette 10-year-old boy, named Noah. The driver, an upbeat, fun guy from the Philippines, asked ...

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My Not So Fond Memories of High School P.E. As a girl growing up in the 1960s, extracurricular team sports, like “Little League” were almost non-existent for girls in the San Francisco Bay Ar...

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This is another post from the chapters I’m writing for a “Storyworth” book. My son signed me up because he thought it would be fun for the family to have a book of my memories of growing up...

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Friends ~ Part Three ~ April 7, 2023 This is the third installment of my friendship stories.  ~ Jeri ~ I’m fortunate to have three longtime treasured friends. Two from my childhood, Elaine and...

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HELP! I’ve fallen and… Last year, my dear friend, Jeri, talked me into getting an Apple Watch. I’m so glad she did. I use it for everything — including Step Counting, Car Remote, Water Re...

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Grandparenting From Afar We’ve all heard or know first-hand the sad tales of divided parents raising a child while living many miles and hours apart, and barely on speaking terms with one anoth...

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Childhood Friends ~ Part Two ~ February 28, 2023 My son signed me up for Storyworth. Using their inspiring prompts, you write your life story one week at a time, then eventually get them printe...

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Childhood Friends ~ Part One ~ February 21, 2023 For Christmas, my son signed me up for Storyworth. You write your life story one week at a time with their inspiring prompts, then get them printe...

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I have a few senior friends caring for elderly parents. At our stage in life, this is a challenging task. I’ve noticed that some are extremely strict about their mother or father’s diet—to ...

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Visit ~ Part Two ~ After my BFF’s tests were completed in Houston, we headed back to her house in El Paso, and the next day I came home to the California Central Coa...

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I’m in Houston with my long-time BFF, Nina. The purpose of the trip is to get a second opinion on Nina’s cancer at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She’s had Multiple Myeloma for about a year-a...

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DateLine: “A Walk in the Rain.” If you watch the ABC crime drama series Alaska Daily starring Hilary Swank — this might interest you … I’ve got a “flu-or-something bug” and I’m ...

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Citizen’s Arrest! The other day, I turned left and wound up behind a big pickup truck. The kind that granny would need a ladder to climb into. I’m a granny, so I mean me! At first, we were tr...

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Back in the 80s, Moonlighting was one of my favorite shows. A former high fashion model and a wisecracking detective partner to run the Blue Moon Detective Agency. Soon barbs are being lobbied an...

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Don’t be surprised if this silly scene from my life winds up in a future book. Yesterday, I was leaving the house for an appointment. I’d settled into my car in the driveway and was about to ...

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I’ve been working on my Author YouTube Channel. So far, it’s a mish-mash of this-and-that. Family, friends, things I find amusing. Movie trailers from films I’ve enjoyed through the years ...

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Audible Books – Here We Come! As I write this post, a remarkable woman is narrating Dead Girls Don’t Blog! I listened to many auditions before finding the right voice for The Murder Blog Myst...

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An icy traffic nightmare happened recently in Virginia following a winter storm. Hundreds of motorists were stuck in the snow for more than 15 hours along a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 after...

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Who remembers the Gas Shortages in the 1970s? Even though the current Colonial Pipeline shutdown is not a true gas shortage—it dredges up long forgotten memories of the early 70s gas shortage t...

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Now where in the heck did I put … The cameras we haven’t used in ages? The air purifier filters? The generator manual? Does this happen to you? It happens to me all the time. I’ll get into ...

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I Miss the  Ice Cream Man For some reason, this morning I was remembering how happy the Ice Cream Truck melody made me feel when I’d hear it rolling through my childhood neighborhood. George w...

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My First Job In 1967, I rode my horse, Mandy, to a quaint little hamburger joint, “The Little Store” in Woodside, CA**. I tied my horse’s reins to the hitchrack and timidly went inside to a...

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There are a lot more “national days” than what I’ve listed.  But I’m kinda picky. I don’t want to celebrate national serpent day, umbrella day, home warranty day, don’t cry over spi...

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History Trivia: Presidential Pardons Through History If you’re interested in history, you may find this post about Presidential Pardons and Commutations interesting. For eons, presidents have d...

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Number 4 in the Murder Blog Mysteries is now on sale! Yay! What took me so darn long? I’d love to say the dog ate my work, but what really happened is I had a heart attack. And to make it even ...

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