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First Cat Lady Entry – Introduction to Our Menagerie
We have seven masters in our house. They stay rent-free and expect the bipeds to wait on them hand and foot, eager to do their bidding day and night. I’m kidding. This is an exaggeration, of course, but, there’s really no denying that my daughter and I are whipped. Case in point, we end upContinue… Read more
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Baking in the Fall… Except I’m Near the Equator
Unlike people in other hemispheres, my mind already turned to Christmas in June. Our summer was over, after all, and the rainy season had commenced. We were already halfway through the year, and it’s time to turn our mind to the end of the year holidays. We’re a little (a lot) over-the-top about Christmas overContinue… Read more
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Hygge: There’s Something about Tea (Featuring Favorite Tea Quotes)
The day had been particularly trying. My daughter was exhibiting all the finer qualities of being a teenager. With a heavy heart, I forcibly dismissed the incident as growing pains and reminded myself not to take it personally. This is hard when you suspect that your psyche is still hovering over the boundary line betweenContinue… Read more
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Book Review: The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck
If you’re one of those who love to read about the good old days (it doesn’t matter the decade – as long as it’s not in this millennium), especially if they’re recounted with great wit and humor, then you’ll find The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts to be an utter delight. The bookContinue… Read more
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In the Garden: Blue Ternate
It was market day at this dragonfruit farm up in the mountains. We traveled some two-plus hours to get there, the last stretch of the journey on a narrow dirt road that punished the underside of our vehicles. In our minds, the trip was worth it. We were able to score organic produce at aContinue… Read more
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Book Review: The Penderwicks #1 by Jeanne Birdsall
The first book of the The Penderwicks Series by Jeanne Birdsall is set in summer. It was published in 2005, which, in my mind, is pretty recent, so I consider this a new book since most of the books of this kind that I read are usually at least 40 years old. The Penderwicks: AContinue… Read more
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