Kimberly Dalferes | Author

Crazy, Southern, Irish Gal, Author

Shout-Outs for “I Was In Love With a Short Man Once”…

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  Orangeberry Book Tours 2012 Hall of Fame:  http://www.orangeberrybooktours.com/    The Authors Show, 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading, Winner, 2012: http://50greatwritersyoushouldbereading.com/winners-previous-years/     The Five-Star Reviews Book Corner: Where readers go to find books with at least twenty-five 5-star reviews  -  http://www.victoriatwead.com/i-was-in-love-with-a-short-man-once/ AUTHORSdb selects "I Was In Love With a … [Read more...]

Verbal Cues and Vocal Frys: Oh Ma Gawd!

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One of my favorite things to do on a Sunday morning is spread out the Washington Post on the coffee table, settle in with a good cup of joe, and watch CBS Sunday Morning. During a recent broadcast they discussed a relatively new phenomenon known as "The Vocal Fry" Being that French fries are my all-time favorite junk food, my interest was immediately piqued. Turned out to not be exactly what I had been expecting. It’s a little difficult to explain a vocal fry. It’s a guttural tapering off … [Read more...]

Smells Like Football!

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When my son Jimmy was six years old, we were coming home one evening and as we stepped up onto the front stoop and I reached to unlock the front door, he looked up at me and said: “Mom, there are frogs in those bushes.” “Oh yeah,” I replied. “How do you know?” “Because I can smell them.”  His little beaming face was so excited; I do believe he really could smell those frogs. That kind of glee, that sheer joy of knowing that something exciting is right around the corner, is how I feel every … [Read more...]

Kimba’s Tip of the Day

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I’m not a big fan of unsolicited advice. My propensity to spout off has often gotten me into trouble and pissed off my friends and family who get sick of my know-it-all tendencies. I work diligently to quiet the girl in my head who has a running dialogue in every conversation about how she can fix a particular problem or opine about any current political issue. If I could only adhere to some of the best advice my mama ever gave me: Opinions are like belly buttons. Everybody has one; doesn't … [Read more...]

How Do You Know She’s a Witch?

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We have found a witch, may we burn her? How do you know she is a witch? She looks like one! “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” Hmm… what exactly does a witch look like? The sad truth is that by most estimates, up through the 1700s, 40,000 or more people were executed under suspicion of practicing witchcraft; based primarily upon their religious beliefs, independent or rebellious behaviors, and some interesting physical characteristics including… left-handedness. Being a … [Read more...]

Fifty is the New Fifty

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Thanks to Geraldo Rivera's now infamous Too. Much. Information tweet-pic of his seventy-year-old naked torso – and he damn near showed us Christmas and ALL the presents – I’ve noticed quite a bit of conjecture by the media regarding age, aging, anti-aging, youth, beauty, and wrinkles. Under headlines such as “Is Seventy the New Fifty?” everyone seems to be professing new benchmarks such as forty is the new thirty or fifty is the new forty.   Here’s an idea – how about we all try this one on … [Read more...]

Kids Off to College? It’s Going to be OK

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(This post was originally published August 2012. I’m re-posting today with a few updates, a nod, and a smile for all those parents who are gently pushing their off-spring out of the nest.) This is not what I had planned to write about today. Today I was going to write about Virgos, those born under the sixth astrological sign. Being that August is our birth month, I was going to pen a little shout out to all my Virgo earth sign peeps and wish them a wonderful day. I was going to give all the … [Read more...]

Gone Fishin’

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Back in 2005, I shocked the majority of my gal pals with my announcement that I would be heading to Alaska to go… wait for it… salmon fishing. This crazy southern Irish gal is a bit of a weird hybrid: love pretty pedicures, but will also happily get downright muddy in the garden. I’ll rabidly watch a football game, followed by my favorite DIY show on HGTV. I am as comfortable wearing a frilly dress as I am relaxing in torn jeans and a sweatshirt. However, fishing?! Here’s a little … [Read more...]