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The Smile

Dear Avid Reader, Spring pollen is flying. April is fading. It’s tulip time on State Street in Chicago. I don’t grow tulips. Each fall I flirt with the idea. They would give my front yard a colorful lift. Once I bought bulbs to plant tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils with good intention to get them inContinue reading “The Smile”

For the Joy of It

Dear Reader and Friend, I left you last time with a wish for moments of laughter and hours of peace. Despite the chaos of the greater world, I hope both reached you in some little way. Unexpectedly, I laughed at myself for a full day while writing an essay to submit to a contest forContinue reading “For the Joy of It”