Archive for HAPPY TO BE HERE

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Happy to be here: Caterpillars and butterflies

Earlier this summer, my husband and I were walking near our home. I stopped short to avoid stepping ... Read more

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Happy To Be Here: Some of my favorite things

What are your favorite memories of summers gone by? Barbecues, patriotic bunting, and fireworks? Vacation planning, iced drinks, ... Read more

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Happy to be here: Fun and games

Theresa A. Kestly, a psychologist and play therapist, wrote a book designed to help her fellow clinicians understand ... Read more

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Happy to be Here: In defense of cell phones

You’ve probably heard some grumbling about the awfulness of cell phones. We spend too much time on them. ... Read more

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Happy to be Here: Time for Some Spring Cleaning

Punxsutawney Phil, arguably the world’s most famous groundhog, emerged from his burrow last month and predicted an early ... Read more

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Happy To Be Here: Questioning an established authority

For those who have wondered: Yes, I am still working my way through the dictionary. I started reading ... Read more

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Happy to be here: Here comes the sun

We experienced our shortest day and longest night on the winter solstice, Dec. 21. In Farmville, sunrise that ... Read more

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Happy to be here: Empty chairs

According to many different calendars, we’re deep into the season of holidays. Depending on your outlook, the festivities ... Read more

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Happy to be here: Grateful for the years I almost didn’t get

As a young adult, I wasn’t making enough money for ends to meet, but occasionally those ends got ... Read more

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Happy to be Here: Cryptids on the Loose

Welcome to the time of year when we delight in the mysteries that occupy the boundary of what ... Read more

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Happy to be here: Celebrities and Celebri-Trees

Some people enjoy watching for celebrities, and Farmville has seen a fair number throughout its history. Generals. Civil ... Read more

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Happy to be here: On the lookout for a Blue Moon

Some novels include tales of family members or lovers who will soon be separated. While they are apart, ... Read more

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Happy to be here: Taking an alternate route

Summer provides an excellent opportunity to hit the road and visit favorite people and places. Some trips span ... Read more

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Happy to be here: Lessons my father taught me

A few weeks ago, I drove past a home where a father, maybe a grandfather, was teaching a child ... Read more

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Happy to be here: Finding the flowers

In 1955, Pete Seeger wrote a song asking “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” Additional verses were later ... Read more

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Happy to be Here — Listen and let the songs play

As the song says, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Nature sets the stage with starlight ... Read more

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Called by a scammer

A few weeks ago, I received a disturbing voice mail message. The recorded announcement claimed that permission to ... Read more

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It is a small world

I remember when the earth seemed unimaginably large. It’s still easy to feel that way. If I spread ... Read more

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Multiple meanings

Many months ago, on page 42 of my reading ramble through Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, I encountered ... Read more

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Ladybug, ladybug

A couple weeks ago, I stepped out of my house on a warm, Indian summer day. A ladybug ... Read more

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How much is enough?

I’ve recently seen several versions of a funny story about how much garlic should be used in a ... Read more

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Agricultural teamwork

Last spring, my husband and I decided to transform part of our side yard into a meadow-like collection ... Read more

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Column – Wondering why

Why is the sky blue? This common question is one I know how to answer, although learning the ... Read more

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We are not all OK

When I was in high school, I lost a classmate to suicide. His tragic story incorporated some of ... Read more

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Despite our heritage, we are all people of the United States

In normal times, the Fourth of July is marked with family gatherings, barbecued feasts and fireworks. The subdued ... Read more

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Honoring a mothering mindset

Mother’s Day arrives in the U.S. Sunday as the year comes into full bloom. In all 50 states, ... Read more

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The hummingbirds are coming

Many people view the approach of April 15 with trepidation as the typical IRS tax deadline looms. Mother ... Read more

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