Archives in Category: Changing Scene

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Self-Promotion

Posted on October 3, 2014

It is the age of self-promotion; and I have joined the ranks of those who take selfies, flaunt their accomplishments on Facebook, and brag about their wonderful lives.

Don’t get me wrong; I’m not an advocate.  In fact, I’d rather

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Strange

Posted on September 22, 2014

This time last year I was working at Fred Flare, the online retail store my son and his partner owned.  And I was working with my assistant, E.

She arrived at our home today, just as she has every year

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Brought Up Short

Posted on September 4, 2014

Tonight Earl and I attended the wake of a young man, 31 years old and married only seven weeks.   He is the grandson of a good friend, and he died unexpectedly in an accident. Who at my age expects to

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Dog Days

Posted on August 30, 2014

There are two days left in August, and the dog days have finally arrived for a shortened stay. Or maybe an extended September visit.

What are dog days?  According to Wikipedia, they are the “hottest period of the year” most

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Fall Preparations

Posted on August 26, 2014

Labor Day is a week from yesterday, although summer doesn’t officially end for another three weeks after that.  Still, it feels as if she is packing her bags and readying to leave town soon.

Lifeguards will disappear at Silver Beach;

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Handy

Posted on August 22, 2014

A couple months ago I noticed there were several items in our home that needed attention: my bicycle tires were flat, my pedometer wasn’t working, lightbulbs had burned out, and our alarm clock was mysteriously set to go off at

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Confession

Posted on August 15, 2014

In December, 2005, I blogged a goodbye letter to Starbucks. It was my first coffee love, but things had cooled. (Read it here:  http://annebrandt.com/10min/tenminute/goodbye-starbucks/)

However, if the truth were told I returned to the Starbucks habit and have continued

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Grillin’

Posted on August 14, 2014

Last week Earl and I bought a new Weber grill to satisfy my current interest in grilling.  We got the charcoal and the lighter fluid at the same time, thinking we had all the essentials.

Two nights ago we were

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Robin Williams

Posted on August 12, 2014

I learned last night that Robin Williams passed away, quite possibly a suicide. If this is so, I’m not surprised.

I always liked his characters – from Mork to Mrs. Doubtfire to the therapist in “Good Will Hunting” – but

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Where’s the Cove?

Posted on August 10, 2014

Every summer we go to minor league baseball games at the Cove in South Bend.  Named for Stanley Coveleski, a Hall of Fame pitcher who once lived in the city, the Cove was always a charming, relatively inexpensive way to

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