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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 ...
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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 ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 1:27 pm
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A place of solace and comfort
The mist hangs low hugging the landscape on this chilly October morning. I awakened early, and rolled over snuggling deeper under the covers with the ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, October 27, 2020 2:33 pm
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The love of a friend
One of the wonderful things about the love of special friends is the constancy of it. I remember a sea of faces when I was ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 3:06 pm
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Poison ivy? Don’t scratch!
I was minding my own business, watching a little HGTV, when I began to feel itchy. I went in the other room to investigate since ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 2:45 pm
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October brings great blessings
October brings so many wonderful things to anticipate and experience. I love the falling leaves, and the way a bare tree’s silhouette stands in stark ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, October 6, 2020 2:25 pm
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It’s like my own ‘demo days!’
If any of you, as I do, love HGTV, you have heard countless men and women share their immense excitement at “demo day!” Well … ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 3:00 pm
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Was it really ‘ice’ for sale?
This time of year my thoughts always go back to the old green farmhouse of my youth. My grandparents worked hard and never seemed to ...