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Cataclysmic Containment
They watched and waited so long for her to learn to walk, urging her to try harder as she stood and rocked back and forth, squatted down, rose back up, then sat. Her big sister was her biggest cheerleader, telling her she could do it. They’re now rethinking their enthusiasm. Thea was a very fast…
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Hither–Thither–Yon
There’s a scene in the “Wizard of Oz” where Dorothy first meets the Scarecrow. He’s hung up in the middle of the field, and she has no idea which way to go. The Scarecrow tries to help, but his efforts are confusing. He points every which way, both shaking and nodding his head. Dorothy’s query…
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It’s All In The Family
Having just recently returned from Pennsylvania, where I helped my son and daughter-in-law harvest some of their grapes, I was impressed by how their four boys participated in the effort to the best of their ability. The three big boys helped pick for a bit; the youngest scampered around enjoying all the family that was…
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It Doesn’t Come Easy
My son and his wife own a beautiful winery in south central Pennsylvania. After working in a winery just outside Austin, Texas, for nine years, they had their dream of owning their own winery come true. In a small town in Mifflinberg, Pennsylvania, they opened Union Cellars at the beginning of Covid–the timing wasn’t something…
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Don’t I Look Good?
“Wow, my hair looks awesome!” Beck woke up with a case of serious bed-head, and rather than whine about his hair not staying down, he saw the wonder in his hair sticking up. All over his head. I love it when kids don’t have the world-weary attitude of adults when things don’t look right, act…
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