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Tea Anyone?
I found a story in tea cups during book club at my home yesterday.
I was preparing to serve the usual coffee, tea, and water. Got the mugs out for the Joe; found my pitcher for the water; and then
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Memory’s Tug
Keith and Chris gave me a snow globe several years ago that had two scenes of New York City. One was above ground and showed various famous skyscrapers, while one was below ground and showed various subway stops. It is
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Memory Lane
The three and a half years I spent in St. Louis in my youth were magical. I was a tween and a teen back then; and I had the greatest friends in the world.
Most of us lived within walking
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Comfort Food
It was an important text from my son who lives in upstate New York. It read “Thinking of you. (Actually he wrote ‘u’, but I can’t bring myself to do that.) About to have Spaghettios ® for dinner. Very excited.”
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Mrs. McCall
On Sunday evenings I read the Chicago Tribune. At almost four dollars a pop for an out-of-town issue, you can be sure I read almost every word. Well, maybe not the car ads, but definitely the obituaries. And that’s how
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Becoming Obsolete
After my experience at the Olive Garden yesterday, I’ve taken to wondering how previous generations felt about the inventions in their lifetimes that threatened what they knew best.
Did farmers think motorized vehicles were silly when horses could pull surreys
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Chicago Marathon + One
Yesterday dawned gloriously perfect for the 37th running of the Chicago Marathon. It was cool, sunny, and dry. For months my son planned to run with the other 45,000 contestants, while the rest of his immediate family cheered him on.
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D-Day and B-Day Come and Gone
Last weekend was the seventieth anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II. I read that many of those who had participated then were returning to salute their fallen comrades for perhaps the last time. Those who
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Eighteen Years
Eighteen years ago today my Mother died. That year, it was Easter Week, which created complications in terms of funeral services and burial in the Catholic Church. But then Mother never did anything the easy way.
Maybe I’ve said this
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Casablanca
A couple days ago three friends and I went to see the classic movie “Casablanca” on the big screen, courtesy of our local cinema that airs a different old-time movie each week.
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen “Casablanca” on
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