Archives in Category: Me/Family

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Ireland

Posted on July 27, 2005

“What time of the year would you like to visit Ireland,” Earl asked. It wasn’t a question out of the blue, since Ireland is on our list of places to visit together.

“Summer,” I answered. “I’ve done March and it

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Details

Posted on July 26, 2005

I’ve heard or read that the devil is in the details. I’ve also heard that God resides there too. I guess a project I’m currently involved in will reveal the truth.

That project is a total remodeling of the two

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Judi

Posted on July 10, 2005

I’ve known Judi since 1971, when I moved to Arlington Heights, Illinois, where she and her husband, Hugh, had already settled. We were members of a babysitters’ club back then, as our children were pre-schoolers and we, mothers all, needed

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The List

Posted on July 9, 2005

I just took my son and his partner to the Kalamazoo Airport for the first leg of their journey back to New York City where they live and work. They’d been here at River House for eight days, the longest

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Annual Celebration

Posted on July 3, 2005

It’s almost the Fourth of July, but our family always celebrates on the Third of July. We gather together, usually at Mark and Adaire’s cottage, not necessarily to honor the pending anniversary of our country’s independence but rather to acknowledge

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Finish Line

Posted on June 30, 2005

Tiger Wood and Lance Armstrong and Venus Williams and other record holders have nothing on me. While their accomplishments are more in the public eye than mine, I am proud to say that today I crossed the finish line in

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Kathy and Gary

Posted on June 22, 2005

My cousin Kathy and her husband Gary visited us last week. It was both a wonderful and revealing experience. By that I mean, I learned so much about them and – in the process – also learned about our extended

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Longest Day

Posted on June 21, 2005

Today is the longest day of the year, even though it has the same twenty-four hours as every other day. But today is the day with the most hours of sunlight, which really accounts for its claiming to be longer

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Back

Posted on June 11, 2005

There is some unsavory character – Jack Nicholson comes to mind – whose reappearance is preceded by the ominous phrase, “He’s baaaaaaaaack!” Whether it’s Jack or not, I’m borrowing the introduction to announce that I, too, am back. I’m back

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What Was Missing!

Posted on June 1, 2005

There are things I neglected during my novel writing month. Some of them may continue to be neglected, but I plan to welcome others like old friends.

First the friends I missed.

I missed playing piano with abandon. I continued

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