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Step Back in Time, But Remember to Hike Your Hike
(12 minute read) It is no surprise that I love nostalgia. I enjoy a good retro theme party as much as the next person. I like any movie or book that takes place in yesteryears with all the fashion trends and pop culture of the time. Memoir writing allows me to travel back to my →
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A Technologically Challenged Blogger Sharing Words of Wisdom
(12 minute read) There is a reason I love reading historical fiction and watching old tv shows like “The Gilmore Girls.” Things were simpler. I did not use the word “easier” because living in the 1800’s was anything but easy. Life was not as complicated.There were no cell phones or computers in Stars Hollow. It →
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How Can I Help You Best, Little Ones?
7 minute read) There is a bird that built her nest right in the middle of our gravel driveway. She could not have chosen a more highly traveled spot. In order to avoid smashing the four small speckled eggs one needs to drive straight over so the tires flank the nest instead of flattening the →
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The Golden Birthday: What is it and How Did You Celebrate Yours?
(5 minute read) How did you spend your golden birthday? Was it a lucky year for you? I asked myself these questions today as I sent birthday wishes to my son. He is turning 26 on the 26th, which is known as the “Golden Birthday!” This only comes around once in a lifetime. Urban Dictionary →
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How to Feel a Full Heart When Your Nest is Empty
(9 minute read) Ask any mother when she is most happy and she will tell you it is when all her little chicks are under the same roof. This is especially true for the empty nester. I know that full-hearted feeling well. The last time I had that it was Thanksgiving. It is the end →
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Go Wherever the Writing Takes You
(10 minute read) A few years ago in my memoir writing class my teacher handed us a list of quotes from authors of memoirs and asked us to write about one. After reading through the list of twenty or so quotes from well known authors of memoirs, I decided instead to use the phrase my →
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Six Strategies to Strengthen Your Loving Relationship
(9 minute read) On the eve of Valentines Day, I intended to post a piece I have been working on about love. As I have done with other writing, I sifted through my favorite books on the topic. I spent time narrowing down the research and words of wisdom into six simple points, since →
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When Did Communication Etiquette Get So Complicated?
(10 minute read) Good manners are important to me. I taught my children to say “please” and “thank you” before they took their first steps. I have been told the complement every parent loves to hear, “Your kids are so polite.” Recently it was brought to my attention from my well-mannered children that my communication →
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Have you heard about The Herd?
(8 minute read) A group of giraffes is called a tower. A gathering of zebras is a dazzle. A loveliness of ladybugs. A snuggle of sloths. A smack of jellyfish. A mob of Kangaroos. A conspiracy of lemurs. The collective nouns for penguins are raft, waddle, rookery, colony, and huddle; But flamingos in a group →
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Happy New Years (through the years and today from the Herd)
(A 12 minute read) The 70s You are still riding the high of Christmas and enjoying your vacation from school. It feels like it’s been ages since you were sitting at your desk in the classroom taking spelling tests and solving long division problems. It is an exciting night because unlike any other night of →
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