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The real ‘dirt’ on me
I had a rather ‘mean girls’ type of experience recently with another woman trying to say that she had all kinds of ‘dirt’ on me. It was all made up, and basically drama for the sake of drama. I found Read more…
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Becoming a Culinary Explorer
I’ve traveled to a lot of countries at this point in my life. Often, my travels have been for work, but increasingly they are for pleasure. I’d like to share my thoughts about eating out in general, and in other Read more…
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The Season of Lent 2019 – Week 1
From the Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church USA, . . . The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for Read more…
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On the road again, and hungry!
How to choose a restaurant when traveling I’ve been asked how I decide which restaurants I go to when visiting a city for the first time. Here are my thoughts about picking where to go: Recommendations by friends or family Read more…
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Enough of that! Letting myself go? Or, my journey to natural hair color
I don’t actually remember when I started dyeing my hair to the dark brown of my childhood. I’m pretty sure it was after my daughter was born since I was pretty vigilant about being 100% natural during pregnancy and childbirth. Read more…
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You can never have too many purses
Over the summer of 2014, I spent a lot of time in China. I was working on an acquisition, and part of my role was to convince the employees that they should join my company. While my company was buying Read more…
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My Finnish Ancestry
I’ll start right out by saying that I’m not actually Scandinavian, and I don’t have any ancestry in that part of the world. My actual ancestors came from the British Isles and Holland (per our family tree, and confirmed by Read more…
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I am not a Pagan
As a non-Catholic growing up in the 1970’s, I attended Catholic schools and had some unique experiences.
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Hello world!
After chatting with friends and family about my adventures over the past several years, I’ve finally decided to publish some of my adventures. This is my first attempt at blogging, and I’m sure that I’ll learn a lot as I Read more…