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How to Help the People of Newtown
As a local, it is especially hard to find closure to this horrible situation in Newtown and move on,...
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Christian Science Quotes I’ve been Pondering
“Ah, children, you are the bulwarks of freedom, the cement of society, the hope of our race!” Mary Baker...
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“We Could Light the Candles All Around the World”
Of all the things that have crossed my desk these last challenging days, this is the one I want...
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Our Daughter Turns 21
Our older daughter turned 21 today with a quiet celebration comprising of frosted sugar cookies and the present of...
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Automatic and Semi-Automatic Weapons
Overall this is a blog about hope. I would feel remiss not addressing this challenging issue here. These are...
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Sandy Hook Elementary School Killings
Yes, that’s Newtown, a beautiful, idyllic part of my own community – the kind of place horrible things don’t...
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Book Review: Sophie Dahl’s Cookbooks
Thank goodness for inter-library loan! When I read on my food blogs about these cookbooks, I had them...
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My New Gouache: A Turkish Sultan’s Portrait
I read a book called "My Name is Red" that I did not like enough to review here, but...
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Gratitude Requires Action
I wrote the piece below for a newspaper column spot for the Saturday following Thanksgiving, but by mistake it...
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Mary Ann Kulla’s Photography Show
Mary Ann Kulla is a swimming buddy of mine from summers at the Quarry. We went to the opening...