Hollyhock Ladies by Bernie Brown
Grannie had a quick, sure step—-tap, tap, tap— in her practical brogues, the kind of shoes...
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Category: Essays
How Salsa and Kurt Weill Taught Me to Embrace Change by Christa Grix
How the American palate has changed in my lifetime! To assuage the anxiety brought on by today’s...
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Love, Loss, and Eulahberry Bread by Jeanie Croope
They were the Ladies of the Lake, Annette, Fran and Eulah. Their collective history at Otsego Lake...
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Summer Hikes by Selena Taylor
The first few days of summer hiking takes some adjustment. The heat awaits you in the morning...
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Im Falschen Fenster by Carl Palmer
I was having a Martha Stewart moment. A large windowless outside wall on the front of our house...
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Fairy Gardens: The Inspiration for My New Mystery Series by Daryl Wood Garber
“Do you believe in Fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands!” ~ James...
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Fireflies and Grasshoppers by Lynn Deanne Childress
One of our favorite books from childhood was P. D. Eastman’s Sam the Firefly (published in 1958)....
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Lazy, Hazy Days by Becca Rowan
So you see, the imagination needs moodling – long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling, and...
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The Art of Uselessness or How I Became a Movie-Star, Film Producer, Concert Artist and World-Traveler in 42 Days by Christa Grix
Time is the musician’s pulse. We show up on time, strike up the band in time, and groove in time...
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Halcyon Days by Jeanie Croope
The term “halcyon days” originally referred to an ancient myth that the European Kingfisher could...
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How a Family of Foxes Got me Through the Corona Pandemic by Jill Wellington
Christmas of last year was a difficult time for me. My beautiful mother passed away suddenly on...
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