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One Thousand White Women: by Jim Fergus One Thousand White Women begins with May Dodd’s journey west into the unknown. A government program, in which women are brought west as brides for the Cheyenne, is her vehicle. What follows is the story of May’s adventures: her marriage to Little Wolf, chief of the Cheyenne nation, and her [...]
I love “doing lunch”. No, I mean I really LOVE it! I’d like to think I’m an adventurous person, but alas I know better. I tend to stick to my comfort zone…like cat hair on black pants. I celebrated a birthday recently, the big four five. Yay! In honor of my birthday my friend Barb took me out to lunch. What a treat! We ventured into the big city of Atlanta, two suburban girls on a quest. One way streets, detours, and wrong turns couldn’t even keep us at bay…and yes we were using a GPS. (actually two, Sad – I know). Anyway, once we reached our destination we were greatly rewarded. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick was the January read for my book club. photo: http://www.readinggroupguides.com Rural Wisconsin, 1909. In the bitter cold, Ralph Truitt, a successful businessman, stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for “a reliable wife.” But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, [...]
This time of year, especially for the outside of your home, is kind of the decorating “no man’s land”. We’ve passed the time for Christmas decor and it’s just a little bit too early for the spring stuff. I’d like to put up a wreath of simple greens or even twigs, but I have a dark green front door and those dark wreaths don’t show up too well. |
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