Monthly Archives: August 2012

My Savior, the Crockpot!

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It was 105 degrees the other day at my house and still 75 degrees when I got up at 5:30 AM. When it’s this hot, cooking loses much of its charm. That goes double for cooking dinner, because my kitchen … Continue reading

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Wildfire!

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Living in the country is often peaceful, amusing and full of joy. Except when it’s not. The sun rises in a haze of reddish-orange and the air is thick with smoke. A lightning storm went through last Friday night, and … Continue reading

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Homebody

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Like the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson, I “go from home reluctantly and hurry back.” I have never been a happy traveler, perhaps because I suffer from motion sickness; cars, trains, planes and even escalators bother me. I find the press … Continue reading

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