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It’s the day before Thanksgiving and I’m in the kitchen, pulling my apron from the drawer, when my husband says,Thanks for reading!
Nov 28 • 
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May 2025

La Pace
Losing my religion but not my faith
May 10 • 
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January 2025

Dry January
“…what has been a dry January,” the meteorologist said as she pointed to her map, splashed in shades of red and orange, then went on to talk about the…
Jan 14 • 
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November 2024

Now to the Kitchen
My mother (upper right) on the farm with her siblings
Nov 26, 2024 • 
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August 2023

Throwback Thursday
Something I wrote a while back
Aug 31, 2023 • 
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March 2023

Cannonballs and Poetry
Summer.
Mar 15, 2023 • 
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