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  • Winter Birds

    We were delighted to get our first snowfall of winter this week in the Roanoke Valley. Less than two inches fell but enough to make the trees sparkle. Unfortunately, the…

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  • Cashews

    The holidays bring plenty of food to our house. We seem to buy too much to feed guests and must eat leftovers for a week. Gifts from friends include candies,…

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  • Christmas Squirrel

    She came to us in summertime, begging for peanuts whenever we sat outside on the veranda. This squirrel was chubby—no, she was rotund. She was irresistible when she sat up…

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  • Two Years of My Life

    When the first copies of my book arrived, Valerie, the matriarch of my bear collection, gathered some of the little bears around her to read to them. Sitting on piles…

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  • After Thanksgiving

    It’s the week after Thanksgiving, and everyone is still talking about the grand feast they devoured, their family gathering, and traveling to and from their holiday destination. It was different…

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  • Touchdown!

    I grew up in Wisconsin cheering for the Green Bay Packers during football season. They are one tough team when it comes to playing in frigid weather—the more snow, the…

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