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When my siblings and I were teenagers, our mother implemented a three-minute shower rule to preserve hot wa...

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Some Thoughts of  Wisdom to my Great-Grandson in the New Year

Some Thoughts of Wisdom to my Great-Grandson in the New Year


To Cameron Charles Yarbrough: I am a bit late in getting my annual letter to you this year. Losing Gr...

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She talked to me so matter-offactly, as if it was no big deal. “Yes, I worked in the defense industry fr...

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A Soup Kind of Day

A Soup Kind of Day


Oh yum. Last night we had a supper of homemade potato soup. Potato soup is a recently acquired favorite i...

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Requiem For The Woman  Who Shares My Name

Requiem For The Woman Who Shares My Name


She wasn’t thrilled when I told her I had been invited to write an occasional column for a local publication...

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It was Thanksgiving, and I was panicking because I still didn’t have a Christmas gift idea for my husba...

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New Year’s Eve Light Show

New Year’s Eve Light Show


What did you do? New Year's eve should never steal by quietly. The celebration of another year calls...

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My sister, Audrey, gave us the three-tiered candy dish last year during the holidays. As far as gifts go,...

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Despite Election  Controversy, Life Goes On

Despite Election Controversy, Life Goes On


Don’t shoot the messenger, but Donald Trump has lost his bid for a second term as president. He doesn...