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Working with What We’ve Got
Dear Reader: When Warren G. Harding ran for President, in 1920, he ran on the slogan “Return to Normalcy”….to the pre-World War I days and get the economy back on track from the loss of the war...
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Learning Life’s Most Important Lessons from my Garden
Dear Reader: As I walked through my garden yesterday morning (following torrential rains Monday afternoon) some flowers looked a little beat down but most were smiling happily back at me…their thirst...
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Listening with Eyes that Watch the Stars
Dear Reader: I was reading an article on Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s private home, in which he proclaimed the day before he died (January 6, 1919) “I wonder if you will ever know how I love...
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We Are Our Happy Place…
Dear Reader: Over the years I have taken you many places, along with me on the blog journey, and announced to you that “This was my happy place.” It might have been the refurbished den, my new deck,...
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“Everything is Good With My Heart”
Dear Reader: I re-ordered a book, recently, that I read several years ago because I was purposefully looking for an imprinted passage (from my memory) that I, personally, wanted to write down and save...
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“I Am What You Make Me; Nothing More” (NATIONAL FLAG DAY)
Dear Reader: Of all the historical quotes that have moved me as a history teacher and citizen of this country…I don’t think any have touched me as much as one quote from a relatively unknown cabinet...
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Secret Anniversaries of the Heart…Make Time for Them
( Autumn Daydreams- Michelle Dunaway) Dear Reader: “What a day for a day dream….what a day for a day dreaming gal.” The Lovin’ Spoonful clarified what my yesterday was all about…memories. When we...
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I Will Try Again Tomorrow
Dear Reader: Yesterday the computer gremlins came and attacked my iPhone and desktop computer…just one of those strange days when everything goes wacky for awhile. I did all I knew to do…. finally...
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A New Day…A New Way!
Dear Reader: As much as I try to convince myself that I am not “into” technology and have mixed feelings about its use and direct correlations on many escalating social problems like bullying…I must...
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Finding Our Place…At Our Own Pace
Dear Reader: Monday, my new lawn maintenance keeper, Jeff, cut my yard and garden for the second time. Michael had assured me Jeff would be terrific and he is! He is a detail person…cutting weeds...
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Becoming “Specialists in Living”
Dear Reader: With so many Americans facing financial troubles these days…we can’t help but think back to the Great Depression. Personal stories about growing up during this period were told to me, in...
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No Dragon…No Story
Dear Reader: I think the universe forgot to let us in on a little secret when we were young and terrified of fiery dragons- even sometimes having nightmares with them as the chief culprit. We didn’t...
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Summer is Here!
Dear Reader: Even though the reality of this summer, 2020, will not be like other summers…minus camps, family vacations, summer sports…there is still, for me, a sense of nostalgia just saying the...
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Keeping Adventures Alive… Creatively
Dear Reader: One positive aspect of stay-at-home living has been a sharp increase in creativity…humans coming up with ways to entertain their children, using technology to communicate with loved ones,...
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“A life Without Cause is a Life Without Effect”
Dear Reader: I love hearing true stories from people who saw a need and reacted immediately…sometimes leaving their own jobs and/or changing their entire lives at great risk. This happened to one...
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“Becoming is Better than Being”
Dear Reader: We have talked several times on this post about the mistake too many people make when they emphasize “doing” over “being.” In today’s world…work seems to have taken priority in people’s...
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Memories of “Funny Money”
Dear Reader: Some memories from the past come floating back so easily with just a few words…actually two… “Funny Money.” Mother was able to put three children through college because of daddy’s...
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“She Designed a Life She Loved”
Dear Reader: Yesterday I was doing some research on a cool sculpture I read about in a novel and somehow ended up going from sculptures to wooden plaques? Suddenly there it was: “She designed the life...
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“All of a Sudden”…Life Becomes a Beautiful Mess
Dear Reader: Can’t we all remember the moment, in our lives, when we realized that we couldn’t control what happened in it…and even if we could…should we? I don’t know about you…but has life suddenly...
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History Repeats Itself in Board Games
Dear Reader: It is interesting to realize… if we ever take time to research the history behind many famous children and adult board games… that there is a common core stemming from their origins....
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