Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Passing the reading bug down to a new generation

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I'm not much of a joiner. But nearly 40 years ago, I joined with a small group of friends to form a book club. To one of our first mee...
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

You Can't Make Up this Kind of Joy

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Let me introduce you to our precious granddaughter: Hazel Frances Pinney, born on Friday, November 9 at 2:39 a.m., weighing 7 pounds 11.5 ou...
Sunday, October 28, 2018

Crazy Happy: Digging Dahlias and Saving Zinnia Seeds

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Five years ago, I vowed not to buy flowers from a florist or grocery .  I've pretty much stuck to that promise. In addition to walking ...
Friday, October 26, 2018

Journey along the back roads of Appalachia

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Imagine a map of the southeastern United States. Focus your mind's eye to where Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina nearly ...
Monday, September 24, 2018

Weekend Getaway

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Two weekends ago Ed and I took a quick trip to the 20th Annual Pawpaw festival in Albany, Ohio. It was our first pawpaw festival, but I...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Greetings from the Garden(s)

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Oh what a summer we have had – full of good things (except for a few million hungry Japanese beetles). It is now September and the yard...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Catch a falling star

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Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket; Never let it fade away, Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket; Save it for a r...
Saturday, August 4, 2018

Home is where you park it

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If you read this blog you know that Ed and I travel. A lot. We haven’t always. When the kids were young and our careers were vibrant, we rar...