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Author Archives: Catherine Hedge
Thank You for A Grand First Year!
Thank You for A Grand First Year!.
Posted in Writing
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Thank You for A Grand First Year!
By Catherine Hedge Happy New Year! A year ago, persistent writer friends convinced us that we should start a blog. We wanted to showcase our writer’s group in preparation for launching our indie novels and reintroducing previously published works. What … Continue reading
Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookies.
Posted in Slice of life
Tagged Christmas cookies, family, love of family, simple gifts
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Christmas Cookies
Back in 1971, I was a broke college student. We were having a BIG Christmas with my family of seven plus our boyfriends, grandmothers, and a whole bunch of favorite cousins coming from Canada. I was frantic, knowing that there … Continue reading
Aching Hearts
by Catherine Hedge All weekend I’ve been trying to come up with a bright story to lighten our national mood, but it just won’t come. As a life-long teacher and grandmother of a wonderful six-year-old boy, I cannot gloss over … Continue reading
Opening Gifts
Opening Gifts.
Posted in inspiration, Slice of life, Teaching
Tagged gifts, giving gifts to children, raising children
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Opening Gifts
By Catherine Hedge One of the greatest elements of being a significant part of children’s lives is that you get to watch them open “gifts.” Not new plastic whiz-bangs from the latest video game, pop band paraphernalia, or pajamas from … Continue reading
Of Fathers to Sons…Is There a Santa Claus? (repost)
Of Fathers to Sons…Is There a Santa Claus? (repost).
Posted in Inspiration, inspiration
Tagged child-raising, Leonard Bishop, nostalgia, santa claus
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Of Fathers to Sons…Is There a Santa Claus? (repost)
Leonard Bishop, the inspiration for this blog, was one of the best fibbers I have ever met. He could make up stories so fast, you felt they HAD to be true. He once confided about an old story, “I’ve told … Continue reading
Overcoming Kryptonite…Francie Dillon
Overcoming Kryptonite…Francie Dillon.
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