A sign above a book display near the Children’s Room in the Olney Library read, “Hygge with a Good Book.” I thought, “Oh, no, not another new acronym I’m supposed to know and I don’t.” Then I noticed another sign…
Nora’s Corner
A Santa Saga
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Santa Claus was almost Gospel truth in my family. All the questions about him that occurred to me over my early years just hung out there in the blue unknown for my first eight or nine years. I kept these…
A ‘Roots’ Book Launch
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If it takes a village to raise a child, it took all my remaining family in Missouri to help me launch my recently published children’s book, “Noni’s Little Problem,” in its setting of Springfield, Missouri. I had no idea of…
Productive Time Spent Waiting in Line
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Waiting in line isn’t my favorite pastime, especially when I’m pressed for time. My composure is severely tested when I see several cashiers and a manager trying to help solve one customer’s problem while the line of waiting customers grows…
Creating ‘Noni’s Little Problem’
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The first glimmer of an idea for my book came from Diane Dorney, the founder of what was then called “The Kentlands Town Crier.” The early articles I submitted seemed awkward; I wasn’t comfortable about my writing. I hadn’t yet…
A Destination Wedding at 8,200 Feet
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Last fall, I received the “save the date” notice of my second grandson’s and his fiancee’s wedding to be held in Vail, Colorado, in June 2014. It is a familiar place to the bridal pair who live in Denver and…
Hiking the Great Wall
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You are carrying a walking stick and hiking along an ancient wall in China. The Great Wall was built mostly during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), but some parts date back to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). You stop briefly for…
The Way Branson Was
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About 10 years ago, I was browsing through the shelves in an airport bookstore. When I came to the travel section, I suddenly froze in disbelief. In bold type the word “Branson” caught my eyes. I picked up the book…
A Ripple Effect
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Learning that the Washington Monument is finally going to reopen May 12 this year brought back a host of my memories of the Aug. 23, 2011 earthquake that severely damaged the Monument and the National Cathedral. The quake was so…
A Job Well Done
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More than a year ago, I began to notice the tall, thin young man who stood at the corner of Brooke Road and MD 108 in Sandy Spring. Each weekend in all kinds of weather, he waved a vertical sign…