Apple Pie and Patience and Metamorphosis — Really! All in one Post!

Success! Or closer to, at least. And I thought you’d all like to be reassured that yes, she can bake an apple pie in a Bordeaux kitchen far from home.  Using a completely different recipe…

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New Sunglasses — and a teeny Break from my Blog Break

Just popping my head in to empty my suitcase, do a load of laundry, and pack up again for another week or two away (okay, that’s all really just metaphorical, extending my little fiction that…

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Summer Break, Fall Plans. . .

As I mentioned here not long ago, I’ve just entered my tenth year of blogging, and in all those years, I don’t think I’ve ever gone a week without posting. I’ve also mentioned here recently…

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Communicating, Now and Then. . .

It’s not just because I’ve (temporarily, I hope) run out of fuel for writing new posts, but also because I’ve been looking back, as I enter this blog’s tenth (yes! I know!) year, at earlier…

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Word-less Wednesday, Some “What I Wore”, and an Attempt to Change Gears. . .

 Thanks so very, very much for all your kind, thoughtful, and encouraging comments on my last post. I’m working my way back to positive blogging energy, and I’m so grateful for your patience and your…

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