Archives in Category: Small Town Life

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John Ashcroft

Posted on September 13, 2005

Tonight Earl and I heard former Attorney General John Ashcroft speak at a local Economic Club Meeting. I went in the belief that I should hear the opposition first hand, rather than read his remarks through the filtered lenses of

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Hummingbirds

Posted on September 6, 2005

Early in the summer season Earl and I affixed a hummingbird feeder to the awning outside my office window. My office is the only room in our house that does not have a view of the St. Joe River, so

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Katrina

Posted on August 29, 2005

All day Earl and I have watched the television, glued to the weather station and news of Hurricane Katrina as it wends its way inland through Louisiana and Mississippi.

It’s funny about associations. I once had a student named Katrina

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Little Dining Drama

Posted on August 24, 2005

Last night Earl and I went to dinner at one of my favorite local restaurants, Grande Mere Inn. I must say it has a lot of things going against it; but, in the end, I still like the place. Why?

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Water Woes

Posted on August 10, 2005

The day got away from me, which accounts for my doing my morning walk at eight o’clock tonight. I almost didn’t go at all, but I knew tomorrow would get away from me too; so I forced myself out the

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Parade of Homes

Posted on August 2, 2005

Earl and I recently attended the local Parade of Homes sponsored by various developers and builders in our community. It’s an annual opportunity to visit approximately fifteen newly constructed homes and learn about the latest trends in building and decorating.

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Landlord Issues

Posted on July 29, 2005

Earl is a landlord, and most times the job runs smoothly. But when it hits a snag, it hits a big one. Case in point: a tenant in one of Earl’s apartments who has overstayed not only his welcome but

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Off to the Races

Posted on July 21, 2005

Today the real estate office where Earl is an associate holds its first annual (Is that an oxymoron?) Day at the Races. We’ve chartered a bus and are going to Arlington Park Racecourse for the day. There’ll be eating and

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No Dogs

Posted on July 14, 2005

Last weekend the City of St. Joseph held its annual art festival on the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. And, to my knowledge, it was the first year where the festival committee made a conscious, serious, and public decision not to

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Rain

Posted on July 7, 2005

I have never liked rain much. It’s wet. It’s inconvenient. It takes the curl out of my hair.

But I’ve learned how important those droplets of water are, because we haven’t had many this summer. In fact, the newspaper reports

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