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Marked
…by Fashion 6:30 am. Today I have a 2-hour drive to the nursing home where I am assigned. As I distractedly lock the front door and head to my car…
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Happy Birthday, Reese!
One Reese is 1. Happy first anniversary of her day of birth! Do you remember that age when everything is still a possibility, no mistakes have been made, and we…
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Bark, the Herald Angels Sing
As a puppy with eyes as blue as cornflowers, Hank loved to sleep in my brother-in-law Mike’s flip flop. Hank grew to be huge, lanky, and lopey with a cowboy’s…
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8 Bells
As I depress the turn signal to make the last turn into the West River Sailing Club parking lot, my heartbeat quickens and matches the tick, tick, tick. Daily, I keep my…
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Pittsburgh
“Road trip!!!!” One month. One car. One woman. One dog. One spreadsheet of AirBnB reservations and destinations. Five hours to our first stop. I want Pittsburgh to be my first…
Introspective optometrist seeks inspiration and adventure
