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Do you have a memory that’s linked to a smell?
Remembering, What I'm writing...

Do you have a memory that’s linked to a smell?

That fragrant box evokes such strong memories that I may have to keep it just so I can open it now and then for a sniff. Continue reading Do you have a memory that’s linked to a smell?

Bloganuary post January 3, 2023
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Bloganuary post January 3, 2023

What is the earliest memory you have? This one’s easy, although my husband says it’s impossible. I know it’s true. … Continue reading Bloganuary post January 3, 2023

Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year
Remembering

Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year

…those memorable Christmases of our childhood? I’m not convinced that they were perfect either. I think they exist as a composite, like “Christmas’s Greatest Hits” in our memory. Continue reading Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year

My holiday movie favorites are sappy classics, like me
Remembering

My holiday movie favorites are sappy classics, like me

Sure, I like newer movies, even funny ones,  but these are on my “must-watch” list to get me in the spirit with a few happy tears. What movies are on your list? Continue reading My holiday movie favorites are sappy classics, like me

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Waiting for Papa

            I don’t remember the day my Papa came home from the war. But my parents remember. And they have … Continue reading Waiting for Papa

Finding connections through lost things
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Finding connections through lost things

  Congratulations to Ruth Hogan on producing a charming debut novel, The Keeper of Lost Things. This is one of those … Continue reading Finding connections through lost things

Book Report: Start with one grand old house and one evil step-mother
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Book Report: Start with one grand old house and one evil step-mother

“Thinking about the past impeded my efforts to be decent in the present.” Continue reading Book Report: Start with one grand old house and one evil step-mother

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Book Report: What’s up with Eleanor?

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine I listened to the brilliant reading by Cathleen McCarron of this brilliant book during walks … Continue reading Book Report: What’s up with Eleanor?

Moving on

The purge continues

The recycling bin was especially heavy this week after I went searching for space in a file cabinet in which … Continue reading The purge continues

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Book Report: Tan on Tan

It seems Amy Tan has been trying to write her story for years. The ghosts of her past inhabit all … Continue reading Book Report: Tan on Tan

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