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Put on dancing shoes
I could hardly keep my feet from taking me into the front bedroom so I could peek in the closet. The lure was almost unbearable, ...
Jan Penton Miller, Author at The Bogalusa Daily News
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Hooray for cold weather
I hurried out the door this morning to big, fat, beautiful snowflakes twirling and whirling through the air. This was a surprise, since I thought ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:22 am
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Looking forward
At no other time in life have I looked forward to a new year more. I like to take stock of the previous 365, and ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 3:09 pm
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A guest, a pest
“There, I hear it again! Come here, Ryan! Listen to this!” And once again … silence. Finally, this became a running joke since the rustling ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, December 29, 2020 12:38 pm
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Christmas reflections
Christmas is the one time of the year when we want all to be right with the world. We want a Norman Rockwell, picture perfect ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 2:06 pm
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Festivity in July
What will Christmas be like without my sister, Dianne? There just has to be something I can do,” I murmured. In all these years we ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 1:23 pm
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Settling in …
Finally, my trusty red car is legal! I have driven around sheepishly with an out of state tag for a while now. Each time I ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:04 pm
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Over the river…
“Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go!” These oft sung song lyrics of my childhood rang out of my mouth ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 1:51 pm
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What a great day!
What a beautiful day! The sun is shining, and it’s unseasonably warmed, but gorgeous. As I sit at a local eatery to do a little ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Monday, November 9, 2020 2:43 pm
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Be a blessing this fall
November brings with it cooler temperatures and thoughts of Thanksgiving fast approaching. Sometimes Thanksgiving gets a little bit of a raw deal. After Halloween and ...