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The Snow Angel
Ah, winter. Cloaked in white, sparkling in the sunlight, crunchy underfoot. If I had my druthers, I would sit in the library in a big comfy sweater with a nice cup of cocoa and gaze at it through the...
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The Un-Lunch
My grandmother turned 90 this past July. That is, as I would say and often do, an awful lot of livin’. She is a wise, sassy, funny, mischievous, lovely imp of a lady when she is at her best. I...
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Shelter from the “Storm”
Well, we all made it through February relatively unscathed. Weather records tells us that last month was the coldest month on record for Rome. Not just the coldest February; the coldest month. Let that...
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The Death (?) of a Trumpet Vine
Ah, spring. The season with the most promise for new ideas and projects, a time for recommitting ourselves to our outdoor endeavors and making things fresh and new. It’s also a time for growing and...
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The Birthday Girl
As I write this, I am sitting under a heat bonnet at Unique Salon getting a brand new ‘do. Karin has been after me for months to do some fun color; she knows me pretty well by now, and know that in my...
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The Best Seats in the House
One of the joys of working for a theater (and there are a few) is the opportunity to see a variety of wonderful presentations and performances that I would normally have to drive a substantial distance...
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In Memoriam
If you’re like me, dear reader, you are looking forward this weekend to the unofficial start of summer. I, too, am looking forward to the ever-rarer days when we can give our office a day off at the...
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The Contentment Conundrum
Many of my readers ask me where my inspiration to write comes from, or where I get my ideas. When they do, I tend to feel like the Emperor once he realizes the truth about his new clothes. I know there...
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Attacking the Hard Questions
I looked at my to-do list this morning and I sighed deeply. Today was going to be a busy day. Fitting this long list of items into a typical day was probably just short of impossible, but many of the...
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Shake it up
As you may recall, dear reader, last time I wrote I was kind of in a funk. I can’t say I’m completely out of that funk (such is the nature of depression), but I am not the type of person to sit and...
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