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Keeping Things Lively

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Caryn

We always loved when Aunt Ruth and Uncle Jim Wolfe came to town for visits. They were fun-loving people who kept things lively and had us laughing all the time. They usually brought their three kids…Shirley Cameron, Larry Wolfe (who … Continue reading →

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That Second Career

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Caryn

I think we all have one…a second career, or a career that could have been, had we chosen to take a different road in life. Some people actually step back from the career they have, sometimes, to pursue the one that should have been, and others simply know that they could have, if they had chosen to. Continue reading →

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Graz Art Museum

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Caryn

I don’t know about you, but when I hear “art museum,” I think of a stuffy old building with walls and walls of paintings on them…usually old paintings that, while probably priceless, are not something I would probably be interested in. Continue reading →

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New Activities

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Caryn

My niece, Andrea Spicer is a single mom, who is very dedicated to her son Topher. He is her world and she wants the very best for him. During the current, Covid-19 Pandemic, Andrea and Topher have been “sheltering in place” Continue reading →

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Always A Big Deal

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Caryn

My husband, Bob’s aunt, Esther Hein has always lived far away from the rest of the family, and I find that a little bit sad, because it means that we don’t get to see her very often. Being far away … Continue reading →

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Unsolved

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Caryn

If you watch cop shows at all, you will know that if they are right, most crimes are solved…and in short order too. Of course, most of us realize that isn’t exactly the case. While I like to think most … Continue reading →

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A Winter Tradition

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Caryn

Wherever there is snow, you can bet there will be a snowman. Maybe not in every yard, but in many of them. I’m not sure who first has the idea to make a snowman, but once it got started, it … Continue reading →

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Many Talents

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Caryn

When I first met Bob’s Aunt Esther, we had not been married very long, and unfortunately for Bob, he had made the mistake of assuming that I knew how to cut hair. Well, in reality, I did, but there is … Continue reading →

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Artistic Talents

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Caryn

I have long admired this scanned picture I have of my Aunt Ruth, but until I went to visit my cousin, I didn’t know the whole story about it or about my aunt and uncle. The original for this picture … Continue reading →

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