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Category Archives: Think
Food Memories of the ‘70s
From 1976 until about ’79, once a month my grandparents would take me out for dinner. Eating in a restaurant in those days was a treat, at least for our family. My three sisters and one brother were all much … Continue reading
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No Hugging, Please
‘Are you going to hug her when she walks off the plane? …Just kidding.’ Claire laughed. We were driving to the airport to pick up my friend Erin who was coming to visit for the weekend.Claire’s question was humorous for … Continue reading
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Turning Over a New Leaf
Santa brought my children a Wii Fit Plus for Christmas this year. Before the ripped wrapping paper hit the floor the girls were off in a flurry of pink and red flannel headed into the family room to begin play.As … Continue reading
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Memories of Christmas in Prague, Paprika and Nanny’s Traveling Adventures
When I was seven years old, my grandparents went on a Christmas trip to Hungary, Turkey and Greece. I couldn’t get over the idea that they visited countries named after foods and hunger; really— it took me years. On her … Continue reading
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Christmas Chaos
It’s the same all over the world this time of year: If you celebrate Christmas, your life is currently in a state of chaos…especially if you have young children. It’s a nice chaos, lots of annual activities that we all … Continue reading
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Duty and Honor
Every four years, at about this time, I am relieved not to be living in the U.S.. I hear from friends Stateside that the political rhetoric, mudslinging and mistruths are rife on both sides. To live removed here in England, … Continue reading
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Olivia
I have this friend named Olivia, but I’ve always called her ‘Irish Olivia’ (because she is from Ireland), or, more recently, ‘Pregnant Olivia’ (because she, well, you know why). It is strange that I have never referred to her simply as … Continue reading
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The Anniversary Gift
My husband and I just marked our fifteenth wedding anniversary. I say marked rather than celebrated because we didn’t really do anything special on the day. In fact, that evening I had a large dinner function to cater, so Jeff … Continue reading
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Amsterdam
The summer that I was twenty-one, living on the Cape, waitressing and pondering my next great life experience, I toyed with the idea of moving to Holland. I had never been there and knew next to nothing about it, but … Continue reading
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Jus-Tess
The mister came home from one of those super-stores with beer, nacho chips and a large bottle of ketchup. While we have taken to eating ‘chips’ (french fries) with almost every meal here in England, we have not yet adopted … Continue reading
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