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Feb 10, 2023Liked by Tammy Strobel

I am a healthy, virbrant 75 year old woman who started my subscription when your internet presence was Rowdy Kittens … still love that name! Reading your letter this morning was especially nurturing as I had just read texts from two friends experiencing significant health challenges. Sadly, many of my days include some type of serious medical news from one or more of my contemporaries. It is simply part of my current life landscape. So thank you for your mindful curating and keep the nurturing flowing 🙏🏼💖🙏🏼

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Hi Jackie,

Thanks for reading! I'm grateful.

RowdyKittens is/was a fun name. Sometimes I miss it. :)

And, cheers to being a healthily and vibrant older woman. That's awesome! One of my dear friends is going to celebrate her 60th birthday soon, and I'm so excited for her. :)

I'm sorry to hear about the health challenges your friends are experiencing. That's never easy. It's so important to recognize hard moments and look for joy, too. It's a topic Ross Gay has written about extensively. I love his books!

If you're interested, check out his work here: https://www.rossgay.net/

Sending hugs to you,

Tammy

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Feb 10, 2023Liked by Tammy Strobel

Ursula watching the squirrel reminded me of the time a baby fawn came to the sliding door on my patio and my 3-pound kitten lost her ever-loving mind and hurled herself at the glass trying to make it go away. She's 8 now, but she's still my watchdog. I always do a little voice for her where she says, "This is not authorized!" when I can tell she's feeling vexed.

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Ohhh such a tiny protector! "This is not authorized!" is a perfect sentiment. ;)

It's amazing how much cats notice. I love watching Ursula watch all the outside critters go by.

Thanks for reading. xoxo

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Feb 19, 2023Liked by Tammy Strobel

Tammy, I loved the article you just wrote on Happiness and the Journaling article for BeMoreWithLess. I’m so glad your work has been featured on Courtney’s site recently. I look forward to seeing more of it. I am very grateful for the time and effort you take to create informative and beautifully aesthetic content in your blog posts and featured works.💕

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Thank you for the kind words, and for reading! I appreciate it. Xoxo

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