Twelve degrees of latitude. That is what separates me from my brother. I live in central Texas (my latitude is 30 degrees N), and my brother lives in New England—Massachusetts—and his latitude is 42 deg N. On our circular earth we are only twelve degrees of latitude apart. Twelve degrees sounds like a very small […]
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Yikes, my garden is producing too many vegetables! Every other day I am picking heads of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and lettuce! What do I do with it all? My husband and I don’t need much food (and he does not eat vegetables), so it ends up all on my plate (so to speak). But I […]
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Below you’ll find every topic I covered in 2025. Click any box to revisit a post, then scroll to the very bottom of this page and leave a comment to let me know your favorite! Enjoy! The above posts are for fun and information only. They should not be considered medical advice. If you would […]
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Imagine sitting in a beautiful New England home—a colonial built in the mid-1700s—and listening to Christmas music played on a harp. That is what I did this past weekend, and it was mesmerizing. The colonial house was previously owned by Senator Cromwell Leonard of Massachusetts (below is a photo of Mr. Leonard himself as he […]
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