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How do you give thanks for a guilty heritage?

When I was very young, I was told about my rich heritage and ancestorial past.  I was lucky, I was told, because I can date my Dutch ancestors coming to America around the time the Pilgrims, way before the British ever settled there. There are several historical sites where I had ancestors, including one homestead...Read More

28 holes in the wall (not a drinking song)

Sheltering in place isn’t easy for anyone.  Seven weeks in, it’s becoming unbearable. I don’t know about you, but I’m noticing a lot more things around the house I have previously ignored: a little collection of ‘stuff’ that really should be elsewhere on my bathroom vanity; dust on the baseboard on the stairs; more boxes...Read More