Ever heard of Dutchess County, New York? Today, I'm taking you to visit Eleanor Roosevelt's home, Val-Kill Cottage....
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Canoeing the Swamps of Louisiana
Impulse Along the edge of my consciousness, there is an eddy line. Whenever I cross this mark, The current hits the bow, turning me downstream. Water spills off the paddle in steady trickles as...
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One of those lightbulb moments…..
Janet Weight Reed, British watercolor painter, talks about how at forty she quit worrying about pleasing everyone else and began to follow her bliss....
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First Solo Travel
The year was 1985: an account of the first time I traveled solo in Europe. At twenty, I traveled abroad alone. I had two weeks in Britain by myself before going to Paris for a...
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The Fedora Rides Shotgun
“Mom, you’re so weird.” I just returned from camping by myself in Big Bend National Park. I had not been camping since 2009, and as I looked at what to do with a few...
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The Pilgrim Soul
My daughter Catherine turned seventeen yesterday. Catherine is smart and very funny, disciplined in her studies, and she is kind. Last year, when I really wondered whether I would survive the cancer, I felt...
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