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I didn’t cry until I was in my neighbor’s kitchen waiting for the Steelers to lose their playoff game against the New England Patriots. We women were in the kitchen…
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I don’t know how well this translates. I’ll repost on Facebook. It’s a big file. Anyway, the local paper, The Jamestown Post-Journal, ran one of my essays with photos yesterday.…
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Apollies for not posting lately. I’ve been thinking, stewing, and flexing to work on the next thing. In the meantime, I’ve had a terrific time visiting with book clubs lately.…
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Not sure how well you can see it, but this little gal (I’ve decided) is a spider who seems to be spending the winter between the screen and glass of…
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Some of the part-timers up here grill us about what the heck we do during the off-season, so I thought I’d respond by giving a thumbnail sketch of our week.…
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Since some of you have asked, I’ve been trying to take pictures of our frozen Tundra up here. Our thermometer read about fifteen BELOW zero this morning, but it’s beautiful…
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Well, today’s the day. The lake is officially frozen. I’ll post a picture soon –but this time of year, it’s hard to take a picture that doesn’t look like a…
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They’re all winners! Loved this picture of Joan Scott’s book club in Macedonia, Iowa. And when they meet, they like to eat and drink. So, at their next meeting, I…
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In honor of #tbt, here is a photo of one of “Spike” Kelderhouse’s old business cards. That is one big fish. We’re still pulling fish like this out of Chautauqua…
Read moreThe creative folks at Carlow University just did this beautiful poster about my upcoming talk, next Wednesday, October 29th, from 4-5:30 in Aquinas Hall on the Carlow campus. This won’t…
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