Better Late Than Never
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A shout out to coaches who make their marks in many different ways, in ski
racing and beyond.
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About Me
- Cid
- I'm in the process of figuring out who I am - mother, wife, daughter, writer, extrovert, hermit. A contradiction in every sense of the word. Maybe it's a cliche or just mid-life, after all it's the journey, not the destination.
These are a few of my favourite books
I just finished
The Chaperone by Laura MoriartyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
What a fascinating way to write about the life and times of the famous silent film star Lousine Brooks. The Chaperone isn't really about Brooks, it is the story of a close to middle-aged woman living in a era when society's moral compass seemed to be swinging wildly from one extreme to the other. Cora Carlilse leaves Witchita, Kansas to chaperone Brooks for the summer in New York City while the not yet discovered starlet attends the Denishawn Dance Academy. Cora leaves behind her husband and her quiet, sheltered life to return to the city where she lived as an orphan at the "Home for Friendless Girls". The author vividly creates the exciting world of New York in the roaring twenties. Juxtaposing the free spiritedness of the flappers with Prohibition. Cora wrestles with her preconceived ideas of what is right and expected of women, trying to protect her young charge from ruining her reputation in the big city. Ironically, it is Cora who risks ruination when she meets a man who helps to change her mind about what she wants from life.
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Those who make me think, and laugh, and cry ...
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A Letter for My Mom - A letter to all of you, my mom's beloved readers and dear friends, from her daughter Abbey: I am heartbroken to write this. Our beloved mom, Sarah, pass...
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Relationship over Religion - This week my friend Courtney DeFeo over at Lil Light O’Mine asked me to join her far-more-stellar-than-me line-up as she travels through what she’s calli...
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Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith - *Return to Valetto* by Dominic Smith is a virtual vacation to one of my favorite places in the world. Years ago my parents rented an Umbrian villa to cel...
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The Power of Being Present and 5 Ways to be More Present - Are you struggling with being distracted? I know I often struggle with not being truly present in the moment. The reason this is so important is that ALL o...
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Blink. - I went idly scrolling through my November photos. As in all the Novembers since I’ve been keeping photos in iPhotos. Here’s what turned up from ten years a...
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merry christmas & happy new year my friends - good morning friends! i pray each of you enjoyed a wonderful christmas & are now in that hazy -“what day is it” mode these days between christmas & new y...
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That's Amore - I know. I know. I promised I'd write about Italy but within minutes of getting there it stopped making sense to write. First, Italy isn't a writing-about k...
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Weed Trees - The weeds that pop up in our yard, persistent little seedlings. We call them “weed trees” because that’s what they become. Trees. And I sat under one today...
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The importance of the ACS–championing the ageing of cheese on wood - Kelsie Parson reports back after babysitting HUNDREDS of wheel of cheese at the ACS conference Continue reading →
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Book Review: The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor - Title: The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of The Titanic Author: Hazel Gaynor 384 pages, Published by William Morrow Paperbacks, $14.99 Hazel’s Info: Twitter ...
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I AM BACK! Decorating our Naples Home - Well my friends, it has been a struggle to get Google to let me back on my own site…apparently middle-aged women that live on a farm, have animals, and ...
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"simple thoughts" has moved...come see me here - just another little reminder.... "simple thoughts" has moved...come by & see me here http://paigeknudsen.com/
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On a Horse with a View
Tom Thomson Clouds
Smoke Lake
Go for it! Or did you already?
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Oops, I did but I had a whole post to go with them. Stay tuned.
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