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Doing It With Grace
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Dogs, banjos and old age-one woman's journey into her second 50 years.
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Guess Who\'s Coming To Dinner
"So they sold the house up on the corner, and you'll never guess who bought it."I shuffled through my list of improbable or fascinating potential inhabitants, and since it was unlikely that either Britney Spears or Bill Clinton would relocate to Truc...
Calamity Jen
I've never been to Europe. Except for a few cross-country trips and a couple of island vacations, I wouldn't consider myself much of a world traveler. Hell, I haven't even seen the world's largest ball of string or South Dakota's corn palace. My path...
Leaf Me Alone
Green Acres is the place to be.Farm living is the life for me. Land spreading out so far and wide.Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside. New York is where I'd rather stay.I get allergic smelling hay.I just adore a penthouse view.Darling, I lo...
The Seven Year Bitch
Dateline- Brewster, N.Y. November 17, 2002... An expectant Golden Retriever paces and paws in a classic nesting fashion, and when the moment is right, she settles down for the blessed event. Hours of exhaustion, elation, and suspense bring a healthy...
Hanging Up His Hat
One week ago today I buried my father. We said our goodbyes on a windy hillside, warmed by the the possibility of his reunion with my mother. Although he battled with pain and ultimately, sickness, for some time, the actual end came surprisingly fas...
Little Bad Bonnie
"Want a puppy? She's awfully cute." I heard these words fourteen years ago while working at a local restaurant. Common sense must have been on sabbatical; the next day my husband and I found ourselves at a hunt club checking out our third dog. She wa...

