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God bless the travelers

December 21, 2017December 22, 2017by Another Slice2 Comments on God bless the travelers
God bless the travelers

I’m pretty sure I know exactly how Balthazar's mother felt when he packed up his frankincense and headed west for the holidays. She probably watched him mosey off with his over-packed camel and wished hard on the star he followed, for good weather, kind strangers and swift passage home. In the more than 2,000 years [...]

Holidays, Uncategorized

You are beautiful, America

July 5, 2017by Another SliceLeave a Comment on You are beautiful, America
You are beautiful, America

I took a slower than I intended jog yesterday and thought about how much we have to celebrate in this great country of ours. The air felt perfectly warm and the luxurious post-surprise-homemade-banana-pancakes-with-fresh-strawberries timing of my run made me grateful for the season that produced the berries, the holiday that allowed me to savor the [...]

Holidays, summer, Uncategorized

Land of the free because of the brave

May 28, 2017May 29, 2017by Another Slice1 Comment on Land of the free because of the brave
Land of the free because of the brave

This weekend, we ate smiley faced pancakes with fresh blueberries, raspberries and chocolate chips. We played pickup baseball, Hedbanz and a loose-ruled version of Family Feud. We took long, slow walks down old country roads. We watched a mother robin feed her baby birds. We sat around a crackling camp fire and listened to frogs [...]

Holidays, The people in our neighborhood, Uncategorized

Our neighborhood leprechaun has a pot of gold

March 17, 2017by Another Slice1 Comment on Our neighborhood leprechaun has a pot of gold
Our neighborhood leprechaun has a pot of gold

Our favorite leprechaun greeted me with a pot of gold yesterday when I dropped by her house for a wee bit o' blarney. "Have some chocolate," she said. "I buy it from the Boy Scouts." Then she held up a basket full of giant candy bars, wrapped in gold. Connie the Cookie Lady celebrates every [...]

Family, Family Stories, Holidays, humor

Our Christmas fails 2016

December 22, 2016March 16, 2017by Another Slice4 Comments on Our Christmas fails 2016

We are T-minus 24 hours from the big day and, we’re not going to lie, we’re struggling here at Christmas central. Complete anarchy erupted in a baker’s box, and now we have a half dozen gingerbread men in a less than dignified state of undress, with clumps of parchment paper stuck to their limbs and [...]

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