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Hello and welcome to my blog
I'm so glad you're here. I'll do my best to entertain you with stories, short essays, and an occasional poem. Let me know if there's something you'd like to see here in the comments section. For now, enjoy!
Nothing for Supper
I was in our local Lucky’s Market a few months ago looking for a protein powder. Everyone at Lucky’s is super helpful, so I wasn’t...
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Aug 19, 20192 min read
Hurtful Ignorance
“You should get yourself a girl.” I was overwhelmed with farm work, house work, tending a large garden and raising three rambunctious...
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Aug 16, 20194 min read
Resistance is futile
It happened. The invasion of the body snatchers. Deep in the darkest night, they came. I awoke and screamed. My body had been...
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Aug 15, 20192 min read
Enjoying Life
My younger sister and I don’t see eye to eye on politics, but we agree on this: we’re both ready to stop working so darn hard all the...
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Aug 14, 20192 min read
Letters to everyone . . .
Letter writing is, unfortunately, a thing of the past just like the old car inside the ramshackle garage in today's photo. At one time I...
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Aug 13, 20192 min read
Not what they seem . . .
A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin. Proverbs 26:28 There’s a brew pub in Sebastian, Florida, named...
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Aug 12, 20192 min read
Little Angel
Let me tell you about my dog. As a preface, we lost a wonderful black lab in 2005, a beautiful, intelligent dog who had been my constant...
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Aug 9, 20193 min read
To a Quiet Place . . .
I love to hunt mushrooms. I have my secret spots, just as every mushroom forager has theirs. Mine are on our property which makes for a...
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Aug 8, 20193 min read
Generations
We own and operate a centennial farm. In an earlier post, I wrote about growing cherries, so I won't rehash that. A centennial farm, as...
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Aug 7, 20193 min read
Clean Sweep
Forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead . . . Philippians 3:13 Ever get a sand burr stuck in your skin? The...
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Aug 6, 20192 min read
Dirty and Proud: lessons of the garden
Mike Row’s popular Dirty Jobs brings the viewer face to face with the grittiest, most disgusting work any man or woman does for a living....
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Aug 5, 20194 min read
To Catch a Word . . .
I have written poetry for all of my adult life. Some of it is terrible. Some of it has been good enough to earn me entry into juried...
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Aug 3, 20191 min read
Attitude Check
The woman was in a big hurry, brow furrowed, mouth set thin, corners turned down. She pushed her cart like a battering ram, hastily...
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Aug 2, 20192 min read
Country Mouse, City Mouse
It is nearly seven PM. I am sitting on the deck of our northern Michigan home listening to the whine of an orchard sprayer. My husband...
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Jul 31, 20194 min read
Gotta Start Somewhere . . .
The thought of becoming a blogger makes me feel green. As in a little sick to my stomach. Like putting your underwear out on the line,...
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Jul 30, 20193 min read
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