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The Dandelion
The Dandelion makes me think of a smile. Yellow, bright, and round is the dandelion. A field full of dandelions looks like a soft carpet where one gleefully runs and skips barefoot. The warmth of the yellow sun shining down, pouring happiness onto dandelions. Spring is here when the dandelions bloom, birds sing and welcome…
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I Am Rich; For I Have Read
While visiting at Peggy’s house one Tuesday, I noticed a small black and white photograph in a plain wooden frame sitting on a table. Funny I had never noticed it before. The photo was of a lady, I assume she was a mother, holding a small child on her lap. There was a young boy…
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The Tears Finally Came
Today as I headed east out of Canton on the just opened section of Route 19 the tears came. I couldn’t stop them. I knew the devastation to my small community was bad but I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. The morning after the flood I headed out through Canton and Clyde. Memories of…
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A Gift From My Father
Thanksgiving has just passed and I have come to realize that this holiday is a gift I received from my Father. When so many things around us change from when we were a child it is comforting to find those things that have remained just as they have always been. My father’s favorite holiday was…
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A Nature Excursion
Fall had arrived. The air was crisp and cool, the sky grey. There was no breeze on this particular day. The leaves were falling and most forest plants had dried up and turned brown. It was a pleasant day for hiking through the woods. The trail I chose that day was not a long one.…
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I am so glad you are here to join me on my writing journey. I have been a writer for the past fifty years. discovering my passion for writing when I was in college. I am a professional naturalist having led hikes and taught classes in city, state and national parks in Illinois, Michigan, and Vermont. My essays have been inspired by my travels across the United Stated and Canada. I am a mother of five and grandmother of five who are also the subject of many writings. Cozy up with one of my books of essays or connect to my memoir which is written knowing there are wives and mothers who have traveled down the same bumpy road that I have navigated.
I look forward to you following me on my writing journey. Mary
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