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“Hot Enough For Ya?”
Weather plays an important role in our lives – either realistically, or unnecessarily. In our ancestors’ days, the weather truly was a vitally important part of their daily lives, even determining...
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But wait, I’m not done yet!
Spring and Summer are my seasons. I love the sun, the warmth, the long days, and being outside as many hours a day as possible. Then every year, around the end of August, it happens. The days start...
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Roughing It
Once or twice each summer, we go camping. We pack up our tent and supplies and head out for a weekend under the stars. Naturally, “camping” means a wide range of things to a variety of people. There...
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Peace and Comfort in the Familiar
I grew up in the country. Not big-sky-Montana-3-hours-from-the-nearest-town kind of country, but in farmland country, where there are no lines on the roads and a “next door neighbor” means you can see...
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The Ugly Truth Backstage
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts…” William Shakespeare I’ve always loved this...
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Summer Doing
“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.” – Ayn Rand Ah, summer…. Every year we look forward to it, with visions of relaxation dancing in our heads. Those lazy, hazy days of summer – lounging on a...
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Proceed with Caution
Over the past few days, I’ve had the opportunity to travel through some rural areas, for both personal and professional reasons. Truth be told, when time allows, I prefer driving through the country...
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A Short Story
Ahhh, the unofficial start to summer is unofficially here. In New England, this means packing away most of the cold-weather clothes and breaking out the summer wear. And for those of us more mature...
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Preparing to Relax
Most of us Real Women like to think we can be spontaneous. To us, spontaneity means fun, carefree, happy, no stress. We don’t have to weigh ourselves down with pesky and arduous planning and...
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The Slippery Slope of Slothness
I’ve always been one of those R.W.’s who likes to be active. I rarely sit still for long. Like most pre-video game, pre-smart-phone little girls, I spent a whole lot of time outside playing, or going...
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The Seasonal Abyss
Ahh….summer… school’s out. A time for warm breezes, playtime and bbq’s. Everything seems sunnier and we dream of days off with family and friends. Life is easier. And moms everywhere are stressed and...
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NSNF Month
It is September. That month that is not really summer and not really fall. Unless you live in the southwest, and it is hot-as-hades-stop-talking-about-sweaters season. But here in the Northeast,...
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