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A Baby Boomer writer's insights into the challenges of life as wife-mother-daughter-writer-dreamer-homemaker-reader-doer of all things. Humor and Inspiration

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Lessons from the Home Stay

March was like waiting for a birth. The quarantine was inevitable but the exact date remained a surprise. And who would it resemble? ...

Monday, April 20, 2020

Lessons from the Fall

My three sisters and I used to joke that we were the embodiment of Little Women , with our gentle Marmy, our shared faith, sewing project...

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Take a Moment to Breathe

A moment of Grace. That’s how I’m framing this time as I shelter in place, hoping to delay my exposure to Covid-19 until my doctor and hos...

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

The Gifting "Rule of Four"

Strange the gifts that slumber in our memories. The recollection of opening a box to find something inside that hints of how we are ...

Sunday, August 25, 2019

What I Know About Being 70

I used to think age came in only two flavors—young or old. I preferred young. I dreaded being—old. But the years between 65 and 80 are...

Saturday, August 10, 2019

All the Pretty Horses

Boots on the ground aren’t the same as boots in the stirrup. I was reminded of this on a recent trail ride in Montana where a part-time ro...

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Farewell to You, My Trusted Friend

I’m waiting for a letter. My friend, collaborator and former publisher wrote deathbed letters to his best friends, telling them what t...

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