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52 sundays

52 sundays; april 29, 2012

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The Professor and I made it back safely from Santa Fe but we hit the ground running; this past week was the last week of regular classes for The Professor and end-of-month work for moi – it feels as if I’ve been yanked through the week like a misbehaving child – and here we are, [...]

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52 sundays; april 22, 2012

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The Professor and I are in Santa Fe, New Mexico – the first time either of us have been here. I’m participating in a writing workshop with a small group of incredibly talented writers and even though there is still another day and a half to go, the experience has forever altered my life in [...]

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52 sundays; april 15, 2012

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The Professor and I discovered a great little cafe in Noblesville recently and finally made it for breakfast this weekend; Rosie’s Place is really lovely and the staff is cheerful and quite helpful – each one willing to share his or her own personal favorite from the menu. One of our favorite bakery items on [...]

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52 sundays; april 8, 2012 – EASTER SUNDAY

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I’m not sure why some holidays more than others make me think of Alice but Easter is one of them. And I noticed yesterday as The Professor and I were enjoying the hustle-bustle of Findlay Market in Cincinnati that you couldn’t miss the fact that Easter was here: chocolate bunnies, hot-cross buns, fresh hams and [...]

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52 sundays; march 25, 2012

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While we were sleeping . . . the rhododendrons pop open as the bees play hide and seek in her blooms While we were sleeping The daffodils arrived and, the peach tree bloomed. The crab apple tree woke from her slumber and our forsythia bush now stands guard at the corner of the yard. While [...]

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52 sundays; march 18, 2012

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It was a pause in a hectic, busy 3-day schedule; our recent press trip to 3 Great Inns included this stop to the Hocking Hills State Park. To see the vastness of the cliffs and caves, waterfalls, giant hemlocks, black birch, Canada yew and the gritty, reddish Blackhand sandstone that blankets the entire area is [...]

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52 sundays; march 4, 2012

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This coming Tuesday, The Professor and I are celebrating our 14th Anniversary . . . goodness, that seems like a long time and yet, as if it were only yesterday . . .

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52 sundays; february 19, 2012

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We spent the day at IKEA yesterday; I always love the drive over because we take the back roads which means we see beautiful farm land . . . I guess in some ways it reminds me of the little house on Ankeny Street in Walla Walla . . . seeing empty corn fields, cows, [...]

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52 sundays; february 5, 2012

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You may have heard that there is a little game of football being played today . . . and that our fine city is filled with celebrities . . .

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52 sundays; january 29, 2012

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Yes, I do seem to have a thing for trees . . . especially in the winter months . . . I like the stark contrast of empty limbs against the sky . . . whether it’s gray or blue skies, a snowy day or anywhere in between, I think there is something very majestic [...]

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52 sundays; january 22, 2012

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We are beyond the halfway mark of January . . . as in January 22, 2012 already . . . I’m gonna let that settle in for a moment . . . if you’re like me, you’ve got whiplash right about now . . . but we’re gonna carry on as if this is the [...]

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