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Crossing To Safety, Thirty Years Later

There is little I can add to any discussion regarding Wallace Stegner’s Crossing To Safety. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers ever, and Crossing to Safety is one of his most beloved books. Count me … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on July 25, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Blink: A Mother’s Heart

  THEN….                                    AND NOW! In the past months I’ve written words and more words… in my head. I’ve written about the lengthening days … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on June 18, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

So Your Kid’s Graduating From High School… Listen Up!

 Note: I wrote this when my youngest son, Man Cub, was getting ready to graduate high school. I’d been there before; I thought I knew what I was in for. Now, two days before he graduates from college, the world … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on June 7, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , | 19 Comments

B=C…One Blogger’s Seven Year Itch

If you’re one of the 10,000 subscribers to this blog, and you thought I was gone for good, I wouldn’t blame you. Of course, that number–– TEN THOUSAND–– a number I worked so hard for and I coveted when I … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on April 24, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

Puzzled

For many years I’ve enjoyed puzzles as a way to spend time with my family and friends,  as well as a quiet way to think things through and chill. It started more than fifteen years ago, always in summer. I’d … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on January 24, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

50 Happy Things 2018: Bloggers Unite to Flood the Internet With Gratitude

Originally posted on TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND:
Last year I opted out on New Year’s resolutions and decided to go with intention. It wasn’t an ideal year, and this year I decided to wait until after the New Year and…

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Aside | Posted on January 15, 2018 by | 3 Comments

My Meningitis Purge

Life is challenging. Even if you’re one of those amazing people who always see things positively (and I know some of them), or you’re one of those folks who wrangle challenges better than others (I know them too), we all … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on January 14, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , | 33 Comments