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Search Results for: arlene

My battle with a monster

December 16, 2024December 17, 2024kenritley

A Guest Blog, by Arlene Ritley I was in the bedroom reading and got up to go into the front room to turn the light off when I noticed this huge creature on the wall above the lamp, black with legs and a silver black back with tentacles and furry legs. It was still – […]

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To blog or not to blog

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022kenritley

A guest blog, by Arlene Ritley I have been wondering for some time now if I should start a blog.  It then came to me that a blog is like keeping a diary which every girl in the 60’s and perhaps earlier, kept.  Boys might have kept a diary but never went around advertising this […]

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Those amazing Ritley’s: the world’s first selfie

May 6, 2020May 9, 2020kenritley

Continuing the series, I am always surprised when I encounter someone who has not heard the name Ritley. OK, maybe I am an exception – I have not yet made my mark. But . . . Hardly a man, woman or child anywhere on the face of the planet has not heard of their stunning […]

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GUEST BLOG: Tasks I hate to do

January 20, 2020January 5, 2022kenritley

A guest blog, by Arlene Ritley Everyone has something they hate to do around the house.  So those particular tasks are often put off until the need arises, or the funds are available to hire someone to do them. My husband would rather have a root canal then do the dusting.  I, on the other […]

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Perpetual pursuit of the perfect purse

September 15, 2018June 14, 2019kenritley

A guest blog, by Arlene Ritley Hello, my name is Arlene.  And yes I am addicted to buying new purses and handbags. I currently have, at last count, at least fifteen handbags.  Some are very expensive and come with their own dust bag.  Others are fine leather ones I purchased at discount, paying very little […]

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The Zen of Polished Chrome

August 27, 2014November 29, 2017kenritley

A guest blog, by Arlene Ritley We all want to be rich.  Being rich means living the good life.  Being rich gives us the freedom to go where we want to go and buy what we want to buy.  Being rich can and often does create a feeling of happiness or euphoria. Sooner or later, […]

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