patgalca

@patgalca (18491)

Orangeville, Ontario • Age 63

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Semi-Weekly Message

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 22 Mar

I was calling these daily messages but I only receive them twice a week or so. I pass them along when I think they may touch and inspire people. Joy will come when you pass on the love you have received. If you hoard love, it...

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A Sentimenal Birthday Gift

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 20 Mar

For my eldest daughter's 30th birthday I had planned to make one of those printed hard cover photo albums. I had asked for help from my younger daughter, who "forgot". She'll be 33 this year so I thought I'd do it this year. It...

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Daily Message

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 16 Mar

I used to post these but some non-religious people took offense, so I leave the God out of them when I do post them if I can. I thought today's message was a good one. "Let tears release all the agony hidden inside you, and let...

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Wedding Traditions

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 12 Mar

The original wedding tradition has the bride's father walking her down the aisle to pass her over to her new husband. As of late, the groom walks down the aisle with both his parents, then the wedding party, and the bride with...

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It's Been a Rough Couple of Months

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 4 Mar

At the beginning of January I stepped outside my door to put the garbage out. Literally right outside my door. My husband had stopped by on his lunch hour to check the ice on the roof. I fell on the ice right in front of our door....

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Book Review: The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 3 Mar

I loved this book.... even though it hit too close to home. Isadora Bentley has felt out of place all her life. This caused her to become very sad. So sad that co-workers are intimidated by her. She never smiles. She's never...

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Book Review: The Christmas Escape

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 30 Nov

It's been a long while since I posted a book review on here but I had to share this one. I won't post the book's synopsis, just my review. ~~~~ I pick up a holiday read expecting a Christmas romance. And yes, there is romance,...

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My daughter is finally getting married!!!

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 27 Nov

My 32 year old daughter has been engaged for something like 8 years. They've been living together for three. I guess she finally realized she CAN live with him and because they want children they have set a wedding date. Less than...

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Where I've Been

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 28 Feb 25

Besides reading a ton of books, we have had to deal with leaks in our house that have created considerable damage. Our house is going to be torn up to get all the moisture out of the walls and floor of the basement, kitchen and...

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Book Review: Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 28 Feb 25

"My name's Ernest Cunninham. I used to be a fan of Golden Age mysteries, until I found myself frequently stuck in the middle of real-life ones. I'd hoped that any self-respecting murderer would take it easy over the holidays. I...

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Book Review: Red River Slayer by Katie Mettner

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 18 Feb 25

This is book 4 in a 6 books Secure One series by Harlequin Intrigue. I do have the next two books and am anxious to get to them. I'm also really behind in reviews. Harlequin is no longer just a romance novel publisher. They have...

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Book Review: Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 6 Feb 25

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills, and lands a place on their...

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Book Review: Apples & Angels Wings by Katie Mettner

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 6 Feb 25

Sorry I am reviewing Christmas books but my books are piling up that I haven't reviewed. There are two more holiday reads still to be reviewed, and 3 other novels. I am enjoying all of these books ~~~~ It's Christmastime in Bells...

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Book Review: Christmas By Design by Allie Samberts

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 30 Jan 25

I am way behind in reviews. I have 6 books sitting here waiting for me to post my reviews. When you get that far behind you don't want to make the effort. At least I don't. I'm focusing on the reading more than the...

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Book Review: Meddling With Mistletoe by Liz Johnson

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 9 Jan 25

Whitney Garrett is preparing to enter culinary school in the spring, but first she has to sell enough homemade pies at the local Christmas markets to pay her tuition. When her oven breaks, Whitney asks Marie Sloan, proprieter of...

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Book Review: Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 1 Jan 25

Most people wouldn't think of a Bad Santa case as the perfect Christmas gift. Then again, Molly Malone, office manager at Hunt Investigations, isn't most people, and she could really use a distraction from the fantasies she's been...

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Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 29 Dec 24

Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan, shop windows are decorated in red and green satin. Stella is standing alone outside a famous department store, when a charming man asks her opinion on the decor. It's a tragedy...

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Book Review: Christmas on Reindeer Road by Debbie Mason

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 22 Dec 24

Mallory Maitland knows all too well what it's like to feel abandoned, whifch is why she's sworn never to give up on her two stepsons - her late husband's children. But when the teens land in hot water, she's got a whole new...

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What is the best gift?

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 15 Dec 24

I have always said the best gift is experience gifts. Over the past few years my daughters have taken me to Vegas to see Donny and Marie, taken me to Grease Live in Toronto, a Blue Jays baseball game, Bunjee Jumping in Ottawa all...

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Book Review: My Kind of Wonderful by Jill Shalvis

patgalca @patgalca (18491) • Orangeville, Ontario 15 Dec 24

Bailey Moore has an agenda: Skiing in the Rockies, exploring castles in Europe, ballroom dancing in Argentina. Now that she has a second lease on life, she's determined not to miss a thing. What she doesn't realize is that item #1...

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