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Last week my husband Neil and I took a vacation. Altogether now – “AHHHHHHH.” Yes, that’s the sound of relaxation, and I didn’t know how badly I needed to relax until I lay down on the king sized bed in our rented ‘home-away-from-home’ (Apologies for the cliche.) and slept away the first afternoon of our…
Dirt & Bones: Haute Couture, circa 5000 B.C.
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Winners!/ 2nd Jan. 2014 Book Give-Away
Congratulations to Ann Marie Smith (from my home town!) and Trish Stronach-Sewell (From Australia!) who have won copies of Wendy Paine Miller’s book THE DISAPPEARING KEY. I’ll be getting those books to both of you ASAP! Blessings! Sue
Puppy Love/ Curly-Coated Retriever
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