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"By acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid." — Theodore Roosevelt Grrrrreetings from State 49! This past week the...

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." William Shakespeare Well, hello September and with it, a big #WOOHOO...

“August has passed, and yet summer continues by force to grow. They sprout secretly between the chapters of the year, covertly included...

“I think accepting change is quite as important as defending the past.” — Cora, Lady Grantham, Downton Abbey, Season 3 In today's post I...

“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” ― Mary Ellen Chase I know it's still August, but... This week I'm super...

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle Imagine if you will, a place where...

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Ibn Battuta Well, hello August! Last week my OH and I had the...

"For a time, I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive." H.G. Wells,...

“You should employ your little grey cells” ― Agatha Christie Midway through 2022, guess what I'm up to? I've officially started the...

“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.” ― Edgar Allan Poe With Wicked Mist and A Novel Noel set to launch this fall,...

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