Memoirs

A sister who watched over me

My sister and I shared a childhood filled with privilege, sorrow and loss. We went to the same…
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Home Hacks

Born to Label

My father was a labeler, so I guess that is where I got it from. He wrote my…
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Memoirs

Going on a Golf Ball Hunt

Our front yard is a lavender field/ driving range. These days my daughter is able to hit balls…
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Memoirs

The Things I have carried

    I use the Day One journal app on my phone to keep track of my favorite…
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Memoirs

Our Maytag Wonder

Somehow, we managed to end up with three dogs. We live on a wooded lot with an unpaved…
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Memoirs

For Agnes Longley on her Birthday July 31

  Wind Song by Carl Sandburg Long ago I learned how to sleep, In an old apple orchard…
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Memoirs

Everything I needed to know about social distancing, I learned from being an orphan

I don’t know if this makes sense, or not, but as I have watched my children deal with…
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