The footsteps of Miss Howard
With Halloween drawing near, I reflect back on the house I grew up in. Strange events occurred over the years. The footsteps down the long wooden hall...
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With Halloween drawing near, I reflect back on the house I grew up in. Strange events occurred over the years. The footsteps down the long wooden hall...
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My husband and I have been going on vacation in Garden City for the last five years. It’s become a favorite getaway for us every May. However, w...
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Remember The Jetsons? That cheerful futuristic family who lived in the clouds, commuting in flying cars and being served dinner by a robot named Rosie...
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Today I visited a local grocer that I tend to frequent a few times each month. They usually have a decent markdown (sale) on meats; and today was no e...
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Some people climb mountains. Others run marathons. Recently, I decided to do something really daring. I went to the DMV to get a Real ID. I would late...
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Just outside my kitchen window grows a Japanese maple; its branches arching gracefully as if it knows it is being watched. Day after day, I find mysel...
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The fall season has always carried with it a quiet reminder that nothing stays the same. The air turns cooler, the leaves shift to brilliant colors be...
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September has a way of sneaking in on us. One day it’s still summer, the next there’s a cool breeze in the morning air, and suddenly&mdash...
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September is upon us, and with that being said, I immediately think of apples and apple recipes. Ironically, just today I received a cookbook in the m...
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The literature confirms that most of us feel like time goes by faster as we get older. What is not clear is why we feel this way, and how to slow down...
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Life growing up in the 60’s and 70’s was quite unique. More often than ever, I find myself reminiscing about the good old days. Ther...
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I woke up this morning with a song in my head…this happens quite often. The tune seemingly had wrapped itself around my thoughts before I...
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“Spend a little time watching birds, and you’ll start to notice—they seem to know something we’ve forgotten.”I hav...
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April 15...a date on the calendar for most of us, and its proverbial reminder that Uncle Sam is around the corner. However, for me, this date no...
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It’s that wonderful time of the year when our yard has become inundated with a vine I call the *monster vine*. Many years ago I visited one of t...
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Way back ..... when I was probably 12-years-old, I stumbled upon the unique, divine taste of coffee. My grandmother and mother both kept the coffee be...
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