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Picture this...
In a digital age, you'd think school photos would be a snap.
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A fig orchard on your patio
Dwarf fig for container gardening grows outside in summer, comes inside in winter.
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Pie transports me
When the package arrived in Saudi Arabia, it sent me home.
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Kandinsky spoke 'language of color'
Russian-born artist Wassily Kandinsky changed the course of modern art forever.
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Babushka's gift
She was happy to be useful, with little time for unkind thoughts.
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A bus-stop tennis clinic
We were stuck in rural Panama. Then kids began throwing rocks at us.
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Call of the wild: Feed me!
Cute animals brought out a maternal instinct. But then her project grew.
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Put your orchids on ice
They're not as fragile as you think. and here's how to help them thrive.
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A witness in Galilee
The author hikes the 'Jesus Trail' and finds insight and resolve.
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Why ur txt msg isn't that gr8
I long for the audio in communication.
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Grand Central and our station in life
The centennial of New York's famed temple of transport provides an occasion to consider the distinction between 'terminal' and 'station.'
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Dogged bovines
As dusk approaches, they gather at the fence and stare inside the cabin.
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In search of 'swag'
To me, it meant stolen goods; but what did it mean to my teen son?
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Feathered affection
A city girl discovers the gift of chickens.
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Two sisters, two wildernesses
For one, the charm is in the microscopic; the other scans for bears.
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Lessons in human dignity
A teacher at a last-chance school witnesses the struggle to forgive and to ask forgiveness.
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The treasure of a pirate tale
Across a sea of letters sailed a pirate ship, launching a first-grader into literacy.
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Bookmarked moments
Spots saved in cookbooks with handy slips of paper recall life's journey.
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Give me an old-fashioned word
Not ones so disused they sound pretentious, but sturdy words with lots of life in them still.
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What's in that name?
New parents weigh 'unique' vs. 'odd,' 'earnest' vs. 'precious,' 'bold' vs. 'bully bait.'
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