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    Pushing through

    34 degrees and yet it feels almost spring-like after all those days of bitter below-zero cold. We were fortunate to not have pipes freeze, though so many I know in our neighborhood were not so lucky. This house is old, and a bit drafty, and it needs a lot of…

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    Family Photo Day

    Fall in Ohio. My sister, my nephew, and my niece. Perfect excuse to get outside and play with some photography. I think I came home with some good shots, and I know my sister will love them regardless. I’m far from a professional photographer, and I think Mother Nature makes…

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    29, then.

    Another year, another birthday. My husband keeps telling me “it’s just another day” and I think he wonders why I don’t look at it as such, but what fun is life if you don’t make a point to celebrate days like today?? I’m another year older, with a few more…

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    Bittersweet

    Graduation Day arrived yesterday. I teared up a little as I watched my stepson walk the line after having his name called, but I quickly choked those emotions back. It’s just what I do, and what I’ve learned to do after years and years of heartbreak and frustration with this…

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    Family recipes

    In this tiny little recipe book I have a secret little treasure that I love so very, very much. That, my friends, is a recipe for zucchini bread, written in my great-grandmother’s own handwriting. That woman was such a baker. She had some of the most amazing recipes, and every year…

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    Vacation photo dump

    Two cameras worth of photos to edit, which is very… boring. All those shots of the lake? They all end up looking the same after a while. I know there was a reason for taking all those photos, but perhaps next time I’ll remember that just a few is perfectly…