Life
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Seasonal Living
I get tired of hearing that old cliché “you’re just going through a season of life.” That’s not what I’m referring to here. I’m talking about actual seasons, not slightly vague and very…
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My Little Silver Camera
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a little tired of all the “conveniences” of the modern world that seem to mostly cause chaos. I don’t mean indoor plumbing or air conditioning…
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Telling Stories
“In my day, we had to walk miles in the snow to school…” Thus begins the age-old joke about parents’ childhood stories. For decades, kids have been rolling their eyes at all the…
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How to be Thrifty
If you compliment anything I own, there’s a good chance I’ll tell you I found it at a thrift store. People are often impressed and tell me they can never find anything good.…
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Nomenclature
April showers bring may flowers. Except in Texas where the weather does whatever it wants and all the maxims in the world won’t change it. Around where I live, flower season sometimes starts…
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Overheard in Hobby Lobby
I heard it in a Hobby Lobby, as all good stories start. I was on the sticker aisle, where glossy sheets line every inch on either side, dangling in their cellophane wrapping like…
