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Ugly Ma
I wish I had known more about my great-grandmother. When you’re a little kid, you aren’t aware of why later in life, it becomes important to have known the source of your roots. My only memory of my maternal great-grandmother…
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iPad Friend
Have you ever felt you had a friendship with someone you never met? You knew about their lives, family, children & grandchildren, gardens, pets & celebrations. Our electronic capability has given us the ability to “know” people all over the…
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Women’s History Month
This year’s Women’s History Month theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” And what stories can we women tell; my stories come from the women who influenced me: my mother and grandmother. The stories I pass down are different…
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Master Charge
Before I started my Civil Service job in 1980, I worked in the banking industry. This included working in four different states and banks over about 13 years. I held several positions, primarily as a line teller but also as…
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Lambs, Baby Bottles, & Apple Blossoms
When my sister & I were able to walk, we entertained ourselves in the house on the hill. The hillside was our play yard. We made playhouses & mud pies, chased the farm animals, & provided some help with the…
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House on Top of the Hill
I have recurring dreams about the house on the hill. It’s been 66 years since I was there, but in my dreams, I am walking the footpath that leads up to the clearing where the house sits among fruit…