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Kitty and her elephant

August 3, 2021 Linda Brendle 0

Kitty has a collection of toys, most of which remain stashed in a lower section of her “condo” where I put them to avoid sucking them up in the vacuum cleaner. Occasionally, she’ll find a stray jingle ball and play a game of feline soccer, but those bursts of activity are short-lived and usually followed by a long nap. […]

Favorite cookie recipes

August 3, 2021 Deborah Walker 0

My mother-in-law gave me a cookie recipe when I joined the family 37 years ago. I don’t know if the story is true, but she claimed that the recipe was for cookies sold at a Neiman Marcus café. […]

Brown bag lunches

July 27, 2021 Linda Brendle 0

When was the last time you carried your lunch somewhere in a brown paper bag? I took my lunch to school most of the time, and it was usually in that simple sack. My mother was one of the few women I knew who worked outside the home, and since she had to leave earlier than Daddy, he usually packed my lunch. […]

Coming home

July 20, 2021 Linda Brendle 0

David and I have experienced several homecomings of sorts recently, and I had a very special one last week. The word homecoming usually brings to mind a soldier returning from the war or the annual celebration held by many schools in honor of former students. […]

Picking peaches

July 13, 2021 Linda Brendle 0

This city girl had another new experience Saturday – I picked peaches for the first time. I have bought a half bushel at a farmers market and spent hours putting them into bags destined for the freezer, but I had never taken them off the tree. […]

Sandwich quirks

July 6, 2021 Linda Brendle 0

While recently enjoying a grilled cheese sandwich, I was thinking about my odd habit of eating around the edges and saving the middle for last. As a child, I didn’t really care for bread crusts, so I would pull them off my sandwiches and leave them on my plate. […]

Vignettes from a vendor event

June 29, 2021 Linda Brendle 0

One of the most difficult parts of being an independent author is marketing, but it can also be the most rewarding. Obviously, the biggest reward is selling books, but other positives include finding interesting new venues, meeting other creative entrepreneurs, interacting with readers face to face, and collecting writing material. […]

Daddy’s girl

June 15, 2021 Linda Brendle 0

My father has been in Heaven for 10 years, but I still miss him and think about him a lot. He’s especially on my mind in June when there is so much emphasis on fathers, so in honor of the special day, I am sharing some of my favorite memories of the man I called Daddy. […]

Messaging alert

June 8, 2021 John Kelly, CISSP 0

In recent years, email providers have improved their ability to filter out spam and malicious emails. As a result, thieves and scammers are increasingly using smart phone messaging to target victims, and it is getting worse every day. […]

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