Monthly Archives: March 2026

A Person Of Many, Many Interests

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Caryn

My niece, Elizabeth, is one of the busiest people I know. As a teacher who loves her job, by this time of year, she is also looking forward to the end of the year! She has more free time then, … Continue reading →

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Where Inspiration Comes From

Posted on March 28, 2026 by Caryn

Astrid Lindgren had always loved words and stories, and while she may not have known it at first, she also possessed the ability to tell a good story. As a child, Lindgren devoured every book she could get her hands … Continue reading →

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Highly Motivated

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Caryn

My niece, Amanda Reed has spent most of her adult life working in the banking industry. She worked her way up through the system, and last year she was promoted to Vice President of Operations at Rawlins National Bank. We … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Gap, Semi-Ghost Town

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Caryn

Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, is a semi-ghost town in Custer County just outside the eastern edge of the Black Hills. Strange that it is called a semi-ghost town, but that’s what it is. It would seem that either it is … Continue reading →

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Now That’s Unsinkable

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Caryn

His job as a stoker was the one, most likely to be fatal in a ship sinking…or at least very likely to be fatal, because when a ship sank or took damage, the seawater would flood the areas where the … Continue reading →

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Suicide By Plane

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Caryn

In a horrendous act, the co-pilot of a German airliner, Andreas Lubitz, intentionally flew the plane he was piloting at the time, into the French Alps, taking his own life and those of the 149 others onboard. The date was … Continue reading →

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The Grownups They’ll Become

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Caryn

My aunt, Sandy Pattan and I were talking about the things the current generation does that we and especially our parents (hers being my grandparents) would never even consider doing. Being a child of the 60s, I was less shocked … Continue reading →

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Mary’s Lamb

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Caryn

Mary Elizabeth Tyler née Sawyer was an American woman from Sterling, Massachusetts. She is thought to be the “Mary” who inspired the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” At least that was a claim she made at age 70. … Continue reading →

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No Place For Sissies

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Caryn

The Old West was a rough place to settle for a man, much less for a single woman. When we think of women in the Old West, we think of families, schoolmarms (often daughters of families), the soiled dove, the … Continue reading →

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Growing Season

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Caryn

We all know about the growing season of plants, but were you aware that children grow faster in the spring due too? That growth spurt is due to several factors, among them, increased Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for … Continue reading →

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