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The Charms of Ordinary Days: A New Blog!

October 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ll still be posting on wildwoodpress.org but my new blog THE CHARMS OF ORDINARY DAYS will include additional items of interest. I’m just getting started but take a look & let me know what you think! Feel free to leave a comment and share with others!
 http://charmsofdays.com 

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Autumn in the U.P.

October 9th, 2008 · No Comments

This just in from son Paul.

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Turning Clocks Back An Hour - Dogs Not Impressed!

November 5th, 2007 · 4 Comments

With the new time change we are experiencing this week, I’m trying to get the shelties to understand we’re doing things differently. But it’s not working! It may only be 3 a.m. but to Ginger, Carrie and Bonnie, it is 4 a.m. and time to get up! I keep telling them, they’re wrong…but they just […]

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600 Copies of “A Tree Grows in Trout Creek” Shipped!

November 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Two weeks into the book sale of A Tree Grows in Trout Creek, a memoir of growing up in upper Michigan, six-hundred books have been shipped! Many thanks to all who have purchased! For book lovers everywhere, discount prices are available for a limited time. Just click on ORDER BOOKS above and pay with a […]

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Tags: Memoirs · New Book Update · This & That · Writing

Therapy Dogs on Halloween!

October 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

This sweet sheltie is a therapy dog and along with other dogs visits the seniors at Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba each year. (Note the Daniel Boone dog in the foreground and the Jailbird dog in the background!) Everyone loves the parade of costumed pooches! Wouldn’t you?

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Halloween Past - You’ve Got to Have a Sense of Humor!

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Yes, a few years ago, I wore this to my place of employment. No one knew who I was! (At least for a while anyway.) What fun!

 

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Need a Cat or Dog Giggle?

October 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

For some very funny and sweet animal “tails” go to sheltietales.com and read about the new cat named Zen-Cat, the ghost-dog story and the adoption of little Gigi. “Tails” to make your heart swell!

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Did You Have a Soda Fountain in Your Hometown?

October 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Nancy and I were always ready to go over to Lenny’s Soda Bar after band practice! Nothing tasted better than a cherry coke for me and a lime phosphate for Nancy! Those were the days! Did you have a soda fountain in your hometown?

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A Fine State of Affairs!

October 24th, 2007 · No Comments

The exciting news is that A Tree Grows in Trout Creek, my new book of memoirs—a collection of stories about growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—is only one week old, but copies have already gone out to 31 out of 50 U.S. states! The author couldn’t be more excited!
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Halloween Pumpkin Party for Tiny Tots!

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Want to have a fun Halloween party for the little kids? If they’re too young, like my grandson who just turned two, to work with carving tools, plan a different kind of party. Decide how many children will be attending. Buy a pumpkin for each child; pumpkins are available and inexpensive in most grocery stores […]

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