Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
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Leaving Las Vegas: Three comforts for violent times
06 Oct 2017At the close of a violent week, I’m sharing a pastoral scene from the grounds of Oliver Winery and Vineyard…
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Celebrate the end of summer with simple pleasures: herbs
03 Sep 2017I stepped outside at one o’clock today to pull a few weeds. Instead, I found an entire afternoon of work—and…
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A summer read for fashion freaks
13 Jul 2017Good grief, who knew that Samuel Beckett was so handsome—or so cool? Famous for his enigmatic ways, the groundbreaking author’s…
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The fictional oral history of Flossie Pearl Pemberton in 1920
01 Jun 2017Introduce yourself, please. I’m Flossie Pemberton, born in 1890 in Benton, Illinois. I give private piano lessons and care for…
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Dale Carnegie’s timeless brand rocks on
20 May 2017Thirty years ago, someone gave me a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie. I…
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Emma Hammontree delivers divine inspiration for your home
05 May 2017Remember when you learned to write in cursive? I practiced my first loops in a little diary someone gave me…
