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I have a pretty good memory for even the smallest details.  So my memories of my childhood and growing up are pretty vivid.  I remember at ...

A couple of summers ago, I was in a teeny tiny little town in Wisconsin for work and happened to walk past a sweet store on the main drag. ...

Or blog, as the case may be. The last few months of 2016 were a blur of new and good things for me - many major life changes all rolled u...

Happy Mothers Day to me.  It's my 10th one.  A decade of freshly picked dandelions and sweet cards covered in crayon and handmade gifts...

Happy Valentines Day.  Yesterday.  But better late than never. Valentines Day is one of those really tricky holidays.  There's a lot ...

I'm sure it's pretty obvious by now that my blog writing has trailed off a bit.  And not for lack of passion about writing.  I ador...

Well look who's 40!  Today!   That's right, y'all.  I'm the big four-oh!  And I am grabbing 40 by the big brass one...

My friend Maggie was, herself, a contradiction - a tiny person with a huge personality; a beautiful woman who was most comfortable in fuzzy...

Happy Monday.  [horizontal smile] I still owe a major recap (both of life and of training) of the Summer and I promise to get to that soo...

Happy Monday.  Happy Middle of June.  How did that happen? Totally self-indulgent, but I'm sharing five more random things about me. ...

I love the movie  The Wizard of Oz.   I always have.  I grew up watching, and loving, the movie and could not wait to watch it on TV when i...

If you have read the blog for awhile, you probably recognize that my posts typically fall into one of three categories, which just happen t...