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Rocktober Music Fest – 2019 and other October Oddities – Big Love

It’s Day 10 in the Rocktober Music Fest and I’m going to keep it simple after yesterday’s sad post.  Fleetwood Mac has been around for a long time and anyone who follows them knows that Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham … Continue reading

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Rocktober Music Fest – 2019 – Bon Jovi – Live Before You Die and other October Oddities

We heard the other day about the sudden passing of one of the guys who golfs in the tournament with my husband every September.  That means we just saw him last month.  He was perfectly fine.  He has even won … Continue reading

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Rocktober Music Fest – 2019 – and other October Oddities – Moving

You may (or may not) have noticed I skipped a couple of days in the Rocktober Music Fest.Ā  I was helping my mom move from her apartment to a new home with my younger sister.Ā  It was kind of an … Continue reading

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Rocktober Music Fest – 2019 – and other October Oddities – Rock Paper Scissors and World Card Making Day

I hope I did a reasonably good job of connecting yesterday’s World Smile Day and the Rocktober Music Fest with James Taylor and “Your Smiling Face.” Today I have triple duty with the #RMF, World Card Making Day and the … Continue reading

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Rocktober Music Fest and other October Oddities – 2019 – World Smile Day and James Taylor

Today happens to be World Smile Day.  I found out about the special day last year after the fact.  I was determined not to let it get by me this year because, after all, my blog is called Janet’s Smiles … Continue reading

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Rocktober Music Fest – 2019 – Bob Seger

I was really sad when Bob Seger had to cancel his tour a few years ago.  We had great seats at the Oracle Arena in Oakland to see him but of course his health is more important.  We thought that … Continue reading

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Rocktober Music Fest – 2019 – Scorpions Rock You Like a Hurricane

Day 2 of #RMF and my offering is the Scorpions, Rock You Like A Hurricane.  We’ve seen the Scorpions several times, including the very first concert we went to as a couple way back in 1982!  It was a Day … Continue reading

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October Oddities – 2019 – The one where I almost lost my wedding rings!

On Sunday our daughters and I went to see the last game of the San Francisco Giants season.  Sadly this year they didn’t quite make it to the playoffs although for a brief minute around July we thought they might … Continue reading

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Rocktober Music Fest and Other October Oddities – 2019

Mary at JingleJangleJungle is encouraging us to get our rockin’ shoes on this month and post a rock tune every day.  I’m not sure I can manage a daily one but I’m gonna give it a go.  I think I’ll … Continue reading

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September Silliness – 2019 – What’s my name?

Serious question for my blogging friends.  I am about to get a custom domain name for a website to use in addition to my Etsy shop.  The name is everything.  I want to keep my “brand” which is “smile making” … Continue reading

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