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Christmas Shopping
Enjoy the last few days of Christmas shopping. Following are photos of some of my favorite Christmas shopping memories.
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Jigsaw Puzzles of Life
I recently completed a 1,000 piece puzzle of a French Village and as I began taking the puzzle apart and putting the pieces back in the box, I sat staring at the puzzle pieces and began to think about how much our lives our similar to a jigsaw puzzle. By my late forties I have […]
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Yorkie Guide to Opening Presents
I think Gabby has been sneaking on the computer watching youtube videos on how to open presents and rocking to Bruce Springsteen. I have no idea how she knew to only open her presents.
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Simple Joys of the Holidays
During the holidays I treasure the simple joys of Christmas music, movies, and decorations; Christmas cookies; my Yorkie, Gabby, deciding we are going to have the twenty-five days of Christmas as she begins to open her presents early and stand underneath her Christmas stocking each night; decorating day of the family Christmas tree that […]
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An Introvert at the Lake
“It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone.” — Mahatma Gandhi
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Sunday Morning Bicycle Ride in the Fall
Starting in mid-August I begin to wait for all of the wonderful things that fall brings. It starts with college and pro football, fall fashion magazines, the new fall television shows, apple cider and donuts, crisp mornings and evenings, breaking out the hoodies and fall boots, snuggling under the blankets and the changing color of […]
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Mackinac Island: Life is Sweet!
Last winter we watched the excellent documentary Ice Bridge: Mackinac Island’s Hidden Season and while we were not ready to rent snowmobiles to visit Mackinac Island in the middle of a very harsh winter, we decided to visit the island in the summer. It had been over thirty-five years since I had visited Mackinac Island […]