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July 30, 2025

Esther Colpitts

Stages of life

My grandson found a tiny garter snake in the church the other afternoon.  “Where did you find him?” I asked, as he . . .

Taking down the walls

I was with my grandchildren and we were getting ready to go out when they remarked on how they liked my leather jacket. “I like

Kindness counts

I don’t know exactly how it takes over, but when too much goes wrong in my life, I start feeling miserable. That’s exactly what .

Use it or lose it

I planned a barbecue this week but when we started it, the thing didn’t work. It had hardly any flame. Very disappointing. A cast iron

Waterless clouds

Often in the morning as I walk my pup, I see darker clouds in the sky. Unfortunately, none of them hold water. These clouds seem

Bottle fed lamb

My friend owns a few sheep and this spring one ewe decided to reject her twins. To keep them alive they had to be bottle

A helping hand

The weather has turned hot. I’m not complaining! Not after such a long, cold winter, but my pup is feeling the heat. We were on

Trusting a cookbook

I was looking through my cookbooks this week, sorting out which ones I can give to my granddaughter when I came to a recipe I

The episode

My pup and I went to the park to play ball. Everything was going fine until he decided to get a drink. As he ran

Habits

It is 6:00 a.m. Plug in the kettle. Make a coffee. No coffee. I didn’t refill the container. Without thinking, I have a routine. Habits

Stages of life

My grandson found a tiny garter snake in the church the other afternoon.  “Where did you find him?” I asked, as he . . .

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Taking down the walls

I was with my grandchildren and we were getting ready to go out when they remarked on how they liked my leather jacket. “I like both of yours too,” I said, “but, mine is not leather.” “Neither is mine,” they

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Kindness counts

I don’t know exactly how it takes over, but when too much goes wrong in my life, I start feeling miserable. That’s exactly what . . .

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Use it or lose it

I planned a barbecue this week but when we started it, the thing didn’t work. It had hardly any flame. Very disappointing. A cast iron frying pan my dad gave . . .

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Waterless clouds

Often in the morning as I walk my pup, I see darker clouds in the sky. Unfortunately, none of them hold water. These clouds seem to promise rain but it . . .

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Bottle fed lamb

My friend owns a few sheep and this spring one ewe decided to reject her twins. To keep them alive they had to be bottle fed. Feeding was four times a day then down to three. When she was discussing

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A helping hand

The weather has turned hot. I’m not complaining! Not after such a long, cold winter, but my pup is feeling the heat. We were on our way home one morning and all of a sudden I noticed he wasn’t at

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Trusting a cookbook

I was looking through my cookbooks this week, sorting out which ones I can give to my granddaughter when I came to a recipe I wanted to try. I was right into it when a thought entered my mind. I

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The episode

My pup and I went to the park to play ball. Everything was going fine until he decided to get a drink. As he ran closer I started to cry out “don’t!” Too late! He dropped his ball and began

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Habits

It is 6:00 a.m. Plug in the kettle. Make a coffee. No coffee. I didn’t refill the container. Without thinking, I have a routine. Habits good or bad will dictate our life. Some help. Brushing your teeth and eating balanced

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