Even I noticed it! Football fever and Omaha

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Background: I am not an avid sports fan. I like the winter Olympics and some racket sports but watching a football game from start to finish is like Chinese torture to me. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy parts … Continue reading

Winter blues and prom gown fantasies

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I am suffering from a strange case of empty nest syndrome. My in-box isn’t dinging off the charts. The sales emails that I received during the holiday season have stopped. No more free shipping with some percentage off. No more … Continue reading

Workplace conflict – understanding it doesn’t make it any easier

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I know how it works. After all I spent many years in Human Resource work. Anger dulls your senses. It makes you less effective. Workplace conflict gets everyone off their game and can ruin a business. Smart businesses work to … Continue reading

Snow days, school closures and old memories

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We have had more snow this winter than in the last two. More bad cold weather too. It’s making me crazy…and grumpy…maybe even on edge a little. Predictions are for 2 degrees overnight. Our area does not get that kind … Continue reading

A different kind of pickle maker | Tess Tales

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When I was young my mother canned a lot of food. She had a garden and preserved as much as she could. Her freezer was in the refrigerator and measured a foot square so freezing wasn’t an option. We had to … Continue reading

Letting go

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Maybe it’s the season or the time of the year. Maybe it’s just me. Lately I have been thinking of days gone by, other holidays and special people long gone. I hate when this happens because there is a melancholy to … Continue reading

New seasons to come

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The holiday season is over. All that’s left are the trees lying in driveways waiting to be picked up by the “tree collectors.” The twinkly lights that greeted us as we drove home are dark for another year. Most people take … Continue reading