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Thank you, Kansas

wheatfield

I was dreading the drive through Kansas.  Everyone said – it’s as flat as a pancake, you’ll have to pinch yourself to stay awake.  I was on the last leg of my journey, from Ohio to Colorado.  A straight road ran to the horizon with no end in sight.  Then …

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Immigrating?

Me at car

A reader asked me to write more about my impending “emigration” from Ohio.  I had likened my journey to my grandparents’ trip to America more than 100 years ago and noted some similarities – being a stranger there, having to build a new life.

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5th Leg

legs

On the 5th leg of a many-legged journey: from Ohio to Michigan to New York State to Virginia to North Carolina to Texas: from the cold blustery north to the tropical palm-treed south. 

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Solo Dinners: Treat Yourself

dinner for1

Cereal for dinner?  No way.  You deserve a lovely meal.  Cooking for yourself has many advantages.

You can   1) eat what you really enjoy, without catering to other’s tastes,    2) save money, it’s cheaper than eating out or buying prepared foods,  

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