Category Archives: Celebration

Graduation Day

Most memorable point of the commencement speech… These last four years have been different for all of you. For some it was a cake walk, for others a challenge.  Some of you spent that time been bullied; others of you … Continue reading

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The Lilac Bushes

  There was a row of lilac bushes on the edge of the backyard of the house where I grew up. They came to life each spring perfuming the clothes that hung on the line to dry in front of … Continue reading

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Bunny Prints

An Easter memory written for Mama Kat’s. Shield’s IGA  was a block and a half from my house as a kid.  Junior ran the store employing not only his own kids but a bunch of the locals as well.  At … Continue reading

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The Quiet Center

Find your own quiet center and write from that to the world. ~Sarah Orne Jewett Raising a family it is hard to find quiet anywhere, let alone your own quiet center.  But quiet is essential.  You must spend time in … Continue reading

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My Word for 2013

The past couple years at the outset of each new year, I have chosen a word to set the tone and focus of the year to come.  This year my word is gather. I hope to gather my thoughts, stringing … Continue reading

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