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Looking Forward & Backward

August 17, 2022

This is the last blog post Kelly Morton will post for me. She is beginning a new work adventure. I sincerely thank her for all she has done for me in regards to communicating to all of you and for helping to us to...

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Whoopie Pie

Whoopie for the Amish!

June 28, 2022

My dear friend Laurel grew up in Fredericksburg, Ohio. It’s a tiny community in northern Ohio . When I went home with her on a weekend from college, I was introduced to the lifestyle of her intriguing neighbors,...

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June
June

Lightning Bugs

June 23, 2022

It was so hot today that I didn’t leave my house all day. I usually take my dog June for a walk  each day, but June is a pug and comes with a warning: Do not take...

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Dads and the Wisdom of the Dollar Store Card

June 1, 2022

Are dads naturally funny? Are their favorite pastimes really grilling meat, watching sports, drinking beer, playing golf, or fishing? Do they regularly fall asleep in hammocks strung between trees in their backyards,...

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Sharon's mom

Mother's Day

April 26, 2022

I found this picture of my mother today. She is holding a replica of the birthday cake her Aunt Mae would make her as a little girl. It was part of an installation I created for the Art of Food at the Carnegie Arts...

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Evan & Chelsea
Evan & Chelsea

The Other Side of the Wedding Planning Fence

April 1, 2022

Well, it’s happened. My son Evan and his girlfriend Chelsea are getting married. Throughout the  years I have talked to thousands of brides, their mothers, future mothers-in-law and

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