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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.
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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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Driving Green in a Plug-In Hybrid Mini Cooper - Have you noticed that most car reviews are written by men? The auto industry is skewed male even though more American women than men purchase new cars. I...
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The Power of One - Lofty values are all well and good, but it's the behaviors that align with those values that demonstrate team culture. In other words, it's not what you sa...
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17 Years Later – a Kid’s “Why?” - Life’s overwhelming events—with all their headlines, judging, heartache, and confusion (does anyone tell the truth anymore?) —can weigh heavy, especially...
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my shopping addiction and HELP for the mama who is stuck!! - The year was 2007 and had just given up my job as a family physician and I was as LOST as lost could be. I was bitter and confused and I didn’t know how to...
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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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Heat Wave - Today the sun beats on us mercilessly; we weren't prepared for this. Schools close early, humans line up with jugs of water and gallons of milk. We close o...
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With all my heart amen. - This was my first prayer. Dear God, thank you for all the wonderful things you have ever given us. Keep Mummy, Daddy, Emily, Kaila, Suzy, Eeyore Beth, and...
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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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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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Favourite Authors & Books
- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- The Girls by Lori Lansen
- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
- The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
- From Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopkik
- High Tide in Tuscon by Barbara Kingsolver
5 Simple Pleasures
- Climbing into a freshly made bed
- Hearing from a friend who I haven't talked to in a while
- Sitting on the dock with a glass of wine at sunset
- Walking to school with the dog to pick up my kids
- Coming downstairs to coffee freshly made by my husband
On a Horse with a View
A Playlist for My Life
- Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes
- Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning by the Cowboy Junkies
- Wild Horses by the Sundays
- And She Was by the Talking Heads
- If I Had A Boat by Lyle Lovett
- Paris of the Prairies by the Tragically Hip
- Shout by Tears for Fears
- Every Breath You Take by the Police
- Perfect Day by The The
Tom Thomson Clouds
Smoke Lake
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