Category: The Softer Side
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Oh Christmas Tree
Here we are once again, December, and the upcoming Christmas holiday. Thanksgiving is over and it’s all about leftovers and pumpkin pie for breakfast. Now it’s the craziness of Christmas. […]
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The Annual Olney Shuffle
All families have traditions, some with food at different holidays such as there would be no Thanksgiving without green bean casserole or Christmas without eggnog. You get the idea, right? […]
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Clutter? What Clutter?
A while ago, when the woodstove was going 24/7, which meant I couldn’t do any spring house cleaning, and we were dealing with mud season, I decided to do something […]
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What Spare Time?
Before I retired a couple years ago, I’d ask my mom if she would do me a favor and [fill in the blank]. I’d undoubtedly hear her say, “I’m very […]
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Loves in a Hooker’s Life
I suppose not all women would be so open about the loves in her life as I am going to be with you in this short writing. Right off the […]
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Your Vote, Your Choice
Well, another Town Meeting Day has come and gone without a physical meeting to go to. It just doesn’t feel right. Let’s hope next year we’ll be back to normal, […]
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The Softer Side of Barrett-Jackson
Don and I have been snowbirding in Arizona these last few months, and he got us tickets to the Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale for January 27. I have sat […]
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The New Year 2022
Here we are in a new year, 2022, and I am left wondering how I got here so fast. It seems like only a couple of years ago I was […]
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Doggie Doors
I’ve had a house full of family members visiting this fall, and with all these people came 4 dogs. Now, I must say all the dogs, along with my old […]
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Big Shoes to Fill
As you all, I’m sure, are aware by now, Gary Fiske a number of months ago sent word to the Board of Directors that he had made the big decision […]