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Goodbye Summer
It feels like now is the right time to finally write this piece. The beginning of September marks the end of summer, meteorologically speaking. If you’re a child returning to school it’s the end of vacation. Astronomically, the end of summer falls on September 22, leading us into the autumnal equinox. All that to say,… →
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A Solar Eclipse and A Special Dog
We are just a couple weeks away from something amazing taking place. I am not just referring to the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop that I am attending in Dayton, Ohio. That will indeed be amazing and only comes along every two years. Far more rare is the Solar Eclipse that will be on Monday, April… →
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What Weight is On Your Mama Bear Heart This Morning?
(9 minute read) I am late getting my post out on this Monday morning for two reasons. The first is that I woke to tragic news that weighs heavily on my heart. Not far from here is a college campus with students sheltering in place because a shooter is somewhere on the grounds. There are… →
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Finding the Little Gifts
As it happens in life, I had a week that began at a very low point and then climbed to a high point. Last Sunday I shed many tears. I hugged goodbye my dear friends who had traveled coast to coast to ron de vous with us at our son’s college football game. While we… →
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Do Dogs Know When We Are Sad?
Today I googled the question, “Do dogs know when we are sad?” The answers I found varied by what experiments were conducted in the studies. lifescience.com gave me the answer that most closely confirmed my opinion. Dogs do show signs of recognizing sadness in us. In a study where they had the subject crying, the… →
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Thank You Kitty
I am sitting in my usual spot in the family room but something is missing. My legs wrapped in the fuzzy blue W & L blanket stretch out over the low coffee table. I have a rectangular pillow wedged behind my lower back for lumbar support on this saggy worn sofa. Even though the temperature… →
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