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Saturday

A Childhood Memory of Cayuga Island, Niagara Falls, New York,

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I lived on Cayuga Island from about 1945 to about 1951. I say "about" because my parents were living in Griffon Manor (near 96th ...
Wednesday

From Suffering to Courage

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Elizabeth and her Dad, James D. Deane So often over the years, people who learned about my diagnosis of bone cancer and partial amputati...
Tuesday

Enjoying Alone

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The sun is about to set behind the cliff. Due west is to my right, the ocean in front of me, I'm in an odd curve of the bay where the su...
Wednesday

Raccoon Danger

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Recently a neighbor of mine moved away. She was in the habit of feed raccoons at night. They went into her garage to eat. I personally haven...
Tuesday

Garden Memories - Lilies

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Looking back upon the past summer and the incredible heat of October, it seemed to me that autumn would never truly arrive even though my C...
Monday

What do you drink?

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There was a time in my childhood when water was at a premium, not in financial cost, but by lack of water availability. The first place wa...
Sunday

Safe Laundry

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What plant safe laundry detergents and soaps should I use for my homemade grey water system? Because of the drought, I don't want to use...
Saturday

Dave Eggers - A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Mini Review

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It's a (creative non-fiction) memoir about a young man about age 20 whose father and mother die of cancer 5 months apart. He's lef...
Thursday

Autumn Leaves

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The abundance of blooming chrysanthemums enticed me. Of course, being only 4 or 5 years old at the time, I couldn't resist picking a ...

Apricot Pit Cure for Cancer - Not

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Herbs Cost Money Over the years I attempted to modify my nutrition in whatever was the most popular fashion at the time. (and if you rea...
Wednesday

On Happiness

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Whatever happened to happily ever after? That was all hype, like Santa Claus, Leprechauns, Fairies, Jesus and all that other bunch of lies t...
Saturday

When Water Was at a Premium

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I remember two times as a child when water was at a premium, not in financial cost, but by a lack of water availability. The first place was...
Friday

What to Expect from an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaginging)

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If you have ever had an x-ray where they have you lie down on a table. having an MRI is a little bit like that except the "table...
Wednesday

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Vera sat in the car staring out over the cliff, seagulls dipping back and forth on the breeze. She took the rest of her sandwich, broke it i...
Monday

A Little Rain Must Fall

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I was living in Indiana from '85 to '95. During that time period, California was experiencing drought where my daughter lived. My ...