A Particular Friendship

We meet Lizzy who has just come out of the convent
by Liz O'Neill
Lizzy has just come out of the convent
Announcement

Practicing Something New

Posted August 7, 2023
Biographical / Non-Fiction
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We learn many things about Lizzy
Chapter 2

The Reveal

Posted August 12, 2023
Biographical / Non-Fiction
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We learn how friendships were forbidden in the convent
Chapter 3

No Particular Friendships

Posted August 17, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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We study the repeated patterns
Chapter 4

Familiar Patterns

Posted August 23, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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Life has been like Animal Farm
Chapter 5

At Home on the Farm

Posted September 1, 2023
Biographical / Non-Fiction
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Lizzy feels like Puff the Magic Dragon
Chapter 6

Puff's Cave

Posted September 6, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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Music played am important part in life
Chapter 7

The Life of Music

Posted September 11, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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Lizzy loves cranking the music
Chapter 8

Crank that Volume

Posted September 18, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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Lizzy had to get the scruffy cat
Chapter 9

Act of Resignation

Posted September 22, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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Scruffles was trained on the same property as Lizzy
Chapter 10

Another Kind of Training

Posted September 29, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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We learn a 2nd meaning of chips besides cows
Chapter 11

Chippsies and B-B's

Posted October 7, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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More fun in, on, above, and by the river
Chapter 12

More River Fun

Posted October 13, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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A hurricane put out the power
Chapter 13

The Lamp in the Storm

Posted October 23, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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As we grew older we spent more time across the brook
Chapter 14

Cross the Brook

Posted October 29, 2023
General / Non-Fiction
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Barns and willows played an important part
Chapter 15

Barns and Willows

Posted November 9, 2023
General / Fiction
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We hear a poem Lizzy wrote
Chapter 16

Something Deep Within

Posted November 26, 2023
General / Fiction
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The childhood hallway was another place of much activity
Chapter 17

The Hallway

Posted December 2, 2023
General / Fiction
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Mother had some surprises in the attic
Chapter 18

Some Surprises

Posted December 10, 2023
General / Fiction
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There were some dark times in the hallway
Chapter 19

Dark Memories

Posted December 15, 2023
General / Fiction
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We move from cellars to pantries
Chapter 20

More Cellar Stories

Posted December 20, 2023
General / Fiction
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A serious mishap occurs in a pantry
Chapter 21

The Pantry of Cautionary Tales

Posted December 27, 2023
General / Fiction
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My mother promised a gift of nature
Chapter 22

The Gift

Posted January 3, 2024
General / Fiction
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The cautionary tales of the kitchen
Chapter 23

A Convent Kitchen

Posted January 10, 2024
General / Fiction
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Some hilarious cooking adventures
Chapter 24

Cooking in the Novitiate

Posted January 14, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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Cooking long after the Novitiate
Chapter 25

Cooking Years Later

Posted January 19, 2024
General / Fiction
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We begin the theme of gardens
Chapter 26

The Garden

Posted January 26, 2024
General / Fiction
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Out of the garden evolved a Labyrinth
Chapter 27

The Labyrinth

Posted February 7, 2024
General / Fiction
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We learn about experiences for Lizzy with sweaters.
Chapter 28

Sweaters

Posted February 13, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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Lizzy plays out some of her adult child learned behaviors
Chapter 29

Adult child challenges

Posted February 18, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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Lizzy discusses having to face herself
Chapter 30

Facing Myself

Posted February 23, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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A hiding place for bottles collected
Chapter 31

Stashing Bottles

Posted February 27, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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Stealing can bring on darkness
Chapter 32

Dark Energies

Posted March 3, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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Lizzy has difficulty with sweets
Chapter 33

Not Enough Sugar

Posted March 10, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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We hear some non diet facts
Chapter 34

Pre diet Years

Posted March 14, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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One of the Sisters insisted I get the cookies
Chapter 35

The Girl Scout Cookie Encounter

Posted March 22, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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Scammed for money for non-existent books
Chapter 36

I was severely scammed

Posted April 1, 2024
General / Fiction
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The early school years were rough
Chapter 37

Rough Beginnings

Posted April 6, 2024
General / Fiction
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Not as much fun playing for the stitched up knee
Chapter 38

A stitched up knee

Posted April 13, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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We got to go to the movies
Chapter 39

Movies

Posted April 21, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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Lizzy's behavior changes
Chapter 40

A Big Change

Posted April 29, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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There was suspense that night and suspense in school
Chapter 41

Tensions growing

Posted May 7, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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Eighth grade was dark
Chapter 42

The Dark Year

Posted May 14, 2024
General / Non-Fiction
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No more lessons
Chapter 43

Cooking on your own

Posted May 21, 2024
Biographical / Non-Fiction
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My father finally let us get bicycles
Chapter 44

New Bicycles

Posted May 26, 2024
Biographical / Non-Fiction
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Recovering from a brain injury
Chapter 45

8 Stages to Recovery

Posted May 31, 2024
Biographical / Non-Fiction
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Events after high school
Chapter 46

After high school

Posted June 11, 2024
Biographical / Non-Fiction
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My final chapter
Chapter 47

Review, Summary, and Conclusion

Posted June 16, 2024
Biographical / Non-Fiction
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