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More Steps at the Supermarket
This morning my friend S and I went to the local supermarket to walk again (and it is really a SUPER market in terms of offerings: groceries, fishing and hunting licenses, clothing, gardening supplies, you name it). There was a
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Quandary
I’m in a quandary every time the quarterly bill for our local newspaper arrives.
The Herald Palladium has shrunk in size and content for several years. But the annual subscription has stayed the same despite publishing five days a week
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Fun at the Fest
My friend A belongs to a local Rotary, and tonight it held an Octoberfest at the Secret Garden event venue in Benton Harbor. Given that my husband is half German, we planned to attend not knowing what to expect.
What
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Tranquility
Every year there is an opportunity to honor autumn as trees change colors, pumpkins and gourds become abundant, and homeowners begin to squirrel away their hoses, pots, and patio furniture.
For some reason, this year seems more tranquil, the definition
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BCYF
Those initials stand for the Berrien County Youth Fair, which is held every August in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan. I tried to learn more about youth fairs before writing this, but not much came up on Google.
So what
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Independence Day
I had thought to write about something possibly controversial for July 4, but it will wait until tomorrow. Because . . .
We have a tradition where we live of having a Fourth of July parade which consists mostly of
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Kaminski Farms Meats
This afternoon Earl and I had an adventure. He had read an article recently about the difference between meat one buys at a supermarket and meat one buys directly from a meat farm.
Farm fresh meat has no preservatives, while
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Farmer’s Market
Every Saturday during the summer St. Joseph has a farmers’ market on the bluff. When I think of a farmer’s market, fruits and vegetables – maybe eggs too – come to mind. But this market has a variety of other
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Chelsea
I’m leaving in about an hour for Chelsea, Michigan, just west of Ann Arbor where I’ll meet N, a friend of sixty years. She lives in a northern Detroit suburb, and Chelsea is a convenient meeting place almost halfway between
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Clean House
My cleaning lady, A, comes every two weeks and makes our lives easy. Actually I have always liked cleaning my home, but as I get older and have less energy, it’s okay with me if someone else approximately 35 years
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