A Christmas Gone to the Dogs
The week before Christmas found me encased in a glittery bubble with festive preparations all around. Cards were written and mailed early...
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Virginia Kelley
- Jan 17
- 1 min
Farewell to a Friend
A lady in Arizona just passed away after battling a long, debilitating illness. Her name was Minerva and I think she took that name...
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Virginia Kelley
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
Out With the Old
As a kid, the excitement of a new year approaching meant making plans. The evening always involved taking over the living room with four...
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Virginia Kelley
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
Doing Art for Fun and Growth
Perhaps you once enjoyed creating art and craft work. While the memory has almost faded, chances are that in a dusty corner of your...
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Virginia Kelley
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Pie in the Sky but Not on the Plate
A friend, just days after a knee replacement, wistfully mentioned craving a slice of custard pie. How hard could it be? I promised to...
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Virginia Kelley
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Grandmothers — As Different as Night and Day
Mom's mother was my Granny Rachel. She wore a dark, full-length dress with a shawl and kept her pocketbook close at hand. To my young...
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Virginia Kelley
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Fortifying the Broth
Fall arrived after a long, hot summer. The day was gloriously cool, and I desired soup. Not mushy canned soup but a vat of lovingly...
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Virginia Kelley
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Ode to the L.B.D.
We saw them hanging in our mothers’ closets. Did they exude a faint, exotic hint of cologne when we lifted dust covers? Did memories of...
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Virginia Kelley
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
The Tiniest of Miracles
I cannot imagine a more thrilling moment than breaking the seal on a new tube of lipstick. Until you apply it, everything rides on hope...
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Virginia Kelley
- Aug 13, 2022
- 2 min
Fall’s Golden Glow
For many, the new year always officially begins when school re-opens in the fall. As the easy and carefree days of summer dwindle, a...
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Virginia Kelley
- Jul 23, 2022
- 2 min
Wrists and Earlobes
Two body parts that resist change as years accumulate deserve recognition. Let’s hear it for wrists. I collect bracelets, file them...
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Virginia Kelley
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
So Near and Yet So Far Away
A shop instructor I had at college came to mind recently. “A tool is an extension of your hand” he said “and remember, it’s is a poor...
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Virginia Kelley
- Jun 11, 2022
- 2 min
Fanfare and Fascinators
This week, I watched part of the Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II ’s reign. On June 2, 1953, I watched her...
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Virginia Kelley
- May 24, 2022
- 1 min
Heaven on Earth
When life gets oppressive and the TV news depressing, I’ve found a perfect escape. No matter the weather, this place is pastoral. Birds...
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Virginia Kelley
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
God’s Technicolor World
I can’t imagine life without color. I live where winter is long and the world appears as if painted with a neutral, uninspired palette....
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Virginia Kelley
- May 6, 2022
- 1 min
Passing the Torch
To share your talents is advice that makes a lot of sense. Whatever skills you have can help enrich other’s lives. Recently, eight of my...
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Virginia Kelley
- Apr 16, 2022
- 2 min
Easter Awakening
As a teenager, Easter was a metamorphosis. Almost overnight, winter had passed and the sapling would sprout tender leaves. I knew that...
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Virginia Kelley
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
How to Pray?
My mom Olive asked her older sister Hazel this question. I was little and wondered what the heck mom needed to pray about? Was something...
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Virginia Kelley
- Mar 19, 2022
- 1 min
A Condition of the Mind and Heart
While spring fever isn't an actual medical malady, it is real enough to anyone who has ever been stricken with it. It comes as winter...
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Virginia Kelley
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
Abby’s Trip to the Vet
Our pets are family members. If only they could talk. Here is what a sweet dog Abby had to say to her mom, Melissa Miinte Stewart. Hi...
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