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Would you rather.. if you were stuck in a snow storm...
Oh the weather outside is frightful...Beautiful, but frightful. Lots of snow and wind and blowing. Then freezing rain to make the roads a...
caarsen
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Silence can be Golden
I am a little behind in Blog posts - this is one from January.... Things have been kind of quiet in our house lately - mostly because...
caarsen
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Christmas Tree - Real or Fake?
Every Christmas my husband and I have the same discussion. Real Christmas tree? Fake Christmas tree? Actually it's less of a discussion...
caarsen
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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Gimme a head with hair....long beautiful hair
I'm dating myself here, but that's okay. I don't think I'm fooling anyone into thinking I'm still in my forties. (Or fifties - lets be...
caarsen
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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Singing along
I love listening to music when I'm driving. (that and podcasts). I also love listening to music when I'm working around the house. I love...
caarsen
Nov 29, 20212 min read
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Renovations Finished
The renovations are completed. The baseboard is on. And I'm moved into my office! This is very exciting for me. While I loved my old...
caarsen
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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A Haunting Melody
May 11, 2021 It's been a few busy weeks up here. Had the grandkids over spring break. Spring is here. Robins, geese and ducks. We've been...
caarsen
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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Have you ever had Boterkoek?
My mom did a lot of baking when we were younger. Every Friday she would haul out the baking pans and ingredients and start baking. What...
caarsen
Nov 29, 20213 min read
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This summer ....
I got to do a wedding This was a once in a lifetime opportunity. A daughter of a dear friend asked me to be the officiant at her wedding....
caarsen
Nov 27, 20211 min read
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Look to the sky.. and be amazed..
So far it has been an incredible Fall season. The leaves have stayed on the trees longer than usual and now the tamarack, or as many...
caarsen
Oct 16, 20211 min read
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Thieves in the night.... while camping...
Camping adventures Thanks for shared camping stories. I loved the one from one reader where she talked about borrowing coals from another...
caarsen
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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I get around..
..on my new bike I got a new bike I love biking. Always have. I grew up in the city and as soon as I could save up enough money from...
caarsen
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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I'm Learning a New Language
...and it is sew fun! I started sewing again and I'm having way too much fun with it. I began sewing when I was quite young. I learned on...
caarsen
Oct 12, 20213 min read
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I'm Falling for Fall
Letting go I have always had mixed feelings about Autumn. I find it such a delightful and yet melancholy time of the year. I feel like...
caarsen
Oct 12, 20211 min read
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It only takes a little….
I've been baking bread for decades now. Decades. I used to bake it all by hand. Mix it up, let it rise, make the loaves. Then I got a...
Carolyne Aarsen
May 21, 20211 min read
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Stuck on you
So...it was a nice sunny fall day and I was working at my computer, editing my latest book when I heard a gentle knock on the door and my...
Carolyne Aarsen
May 21, 20212 min read
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Believe it or not – we did
We just came back from a wonderful trip to Mexico with our kids and grandkids. We had a fabulous time. We also thought it would be fun to...
Carolyne Aarsen
May 21, 20213 min read
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