Dreams Can Come True
My first children’s book Felicia the Fawn was an art project at Kenmore Junior High School. While a new school in my neighborhood was...
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Virginia Kelley
Jun 172 min read
Birthday Memories
Why is the perfect dining-out occasion noteworthy? Because perfection has become so rare. All sorts of places catering to consumers,...
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Virginia Kelley
Jun 112 min read
Why Celebrate?
The need to stop and mark a moment is vital to our well-being. Large, small, or middling moments are worthy because it is about setting...
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Virginia Kelley
May 313 min read
A Rapid Change of Plans
Perhaps this has happened to you, feeling healthy and normal one minute — then bang! Stricken with nausea and pain the next. Recently, I...
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Virginia Kelley
May 272 min read
What to Keep?
Boxes, bags, and piles of stuff accumulate, but why is it so difficult to throw things out? The minute I act, Murphy's Law kicks in, toss...
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Virginia Kelley
Mar 301 min read
Take a Look
For fun, take a look at this new series of children's books from bobbin-olive.com. inspired by writer/illustrator creator of the Madeline...
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Virginia Kelley
Mar 102 min read
Filter Center
Jean: What the heck was the Filter Center? I have memories of going there with you on a Friday night in my black wool jumper you made me,...
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Virginia Kelley
Feb 252 min read
Our Personal “Crazy” Quilt
It was an impromptu morning gathering, a pancake breakfast at my sister Jean's house pulled together late the previous evening. The...
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Virginia Kelley
Feb 83 min read
Art Reaches Far and Wide
This came today from my sister who lives over 1,200 miles away. “I am currently working on quilting, embroidery, beading, fabric art, and...
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Virginia Kelley
Jan 253 min read
Stop, Look, Listen, and Engage Brain!
People resist change. Achieving and maintaining self-discipline in your personal life for example, by starting a diet after the...
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Virginia Kelley
Nov 24, 20233 min read
Respect is Always in Season
In a busy, hurly-burly world and especially during an activity-jammed holiday season, make time to be kind to others. Sometimes it is...
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Virginia Kelley
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Make Sense of the Past
As a child I woke to the smell of coffee brewing and pancakes on the griddle. Mom was on the job, never shirking or cutting corners....
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Virginia Kelley
Aug 7, 20232 min read
True Nobility Can Never Be Bought
When I told a friend of my latest reading material she responded, “I can’t image why any girl over the age of 15 would read Lassie...
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Virginia Kelley
Jun 5, 20233 min read
A Chance Meeting
The Christening service today was at the University Catholic church next door to and sharing a border with buildings on the Main Street...
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Virginia Kelley
May 19, 20233 min read
Final Exam Week
My Dad’s job abruptly brought us to Buffalo from Illinois. Annie was on the scene from the moment we arrived. A blonde kid in play...
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Virginia Kelley
May 17, 20232 min read
Natural Gifts are Everywhere
Vacation season is upon us. The natural wonders of this country are so numerous and thrilling it is difficult to single out just a few....
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Virginia Kelley
Apr 2, 20232 min read
Look At Me When I’m Talking
From the beginning, to my baby eyes, Mom overshadowed everyone and everything. That was before TV, so I was spared the flickering,...
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Virginia Kelley
Feb 15, 20233 min read
A Sturdy Foundation
As with all babies, security was a tightly wrapped blanket, a cozy room, a dry, sweet-smelling, soft bed with mom and a family to cuddle...
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Virginia Kelley
Jan 21, 20233 min read
A Christmas Gone to the Dogs
The week before Christmas found me encased in a glittery bubble with festive preparations all around. Cards were written and mailed early...
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Virginia Kelley
Jan 17, 20231 min read
Farewell to a Friend
A lady in Arizona just passed away after battling a long, debilitating illness. Her name was Minerva and I think she took that name...
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