The day was November 22, 1963, and I was getting pretty comfortable in the third month of first grade at Our Lady of Peace. I had been so lonely the previous year, when we moved back to Erie from California, …
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Ever since my son and his wife moved to Washington, DC, about two years ago, we’ve made the six-hour trip to visit them every few months. Each time, we’ve considered taking a detour to visit the Flight 93 Memorial in …
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For my last birthday, knowing how much I like The Band Perry, Husband Jim bought us tickets to see them as one of Rascal Flatts’ opening acts. The October 18, 2013 concert would also be the first major event at …
Erie Insurance Arena, Rascal Flatts, and #AJO Read more »
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a growth on one of our Cairn Terrier rescues’ right paw. It was dark in color and about the size of a small marble. I had never noticed this bump on Nora before. …
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When I used to walk Happy and Scout, our 100-pound-plus Labrador retrievers, I was often annoyed by the little-dog walkers we’d encounter, who acted as if mine would engulf theirs like Jaws off the beach at Amity Island. Now that …
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Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader Last weekend, Husband Jim and I made the six-hour trip to Afton, NY, the home of William E. Dimorier (1871-1951), the poet and educator I have been researching for nearly a decade. Now that the project …
Pilgrimage to Poet’s Hometown Yields Some Answers Read more »
Approximately 30% of my laundry gets hung on clotheslines for various reasons. I want my socks and underwears to last longer, and I have a lot of clothes that I don’t want to shrink, because I am, as I like …
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Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader Since 2004, I have been researching the life and times of poet and educator, William E. Dimorier (1871-1951). I purchased his handwritten daybook of poetry at a printing house auction in 2004. Dimorier was born …
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This morning, as usual, I rolled out of bed and stumbled down the dark hallway with our cairn terrier rescues’ toenails tapping on the hardwood behind me. Like every morning, we passed through the garage into the sunroom on the …
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I have some information to share with you about the main ingredient in a lot of fake meat products called soy protein isolate. It falls into the category of “things that puzzle me.” But first, a little background. I’ve been …
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