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Accessories have changed over the years. At sixteen I worked part-time and on Saturdays at Kobacker's Department Store in Hosiery. ...
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Virginia Kelley
May 20, 20201 min read
Glimpses of Beauty
Little flashes of beauty fly by so fast they hardly register. Today, with faces obscured by masks, people keeping a polite distance,...
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Virginia Kelley
May 19, 20202 min read
A Spot of Tradition
Chinese Emperor Shen Nung was boiling a kettle when a blossom from the Camellia sinensis tree fell into the water and in the year 2737...
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Virginia Kelley
May 17, 20202 min read
Pep Talks
During this quarantine people have found creative ways to pass the time. It is such a pleasure to see the wildly entertaining videos...
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Virginia Kelley
May 14, 20202 min read
A Journal is a Journey
Why write? If you are curious about the world and what is going on all around you, writing is a great way to explore and find answers. ...
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Virginia Kelley
May 12, 20202 min read
The Jewel Box
My whole life I always wondered what if I was to work as hard at my own pursuits as I did at the jobs I held? Something was always...
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Virginia Kelley
May 10, 20202 min read
Write Your Mumsie Memories
My one and only child, Jeremy was born at Battle Hospital in Reading, England, founded in 1867 as a work house for the poor. In 1892 one...
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Virginia Kelley
May 8, 20202 min read
Best Friends
Dogs are a gift, the best kind. They love you for yourself, never judge, and share themselves unconditionally. Isn't that the...
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Virginia Kelley
May 7, 20202 min read
Loving Arms
Anxiety comes with the job of being a mom. Our mother, Olive was a great mom and pro at worrying. When I was in second grade she caught...
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Virginia Kelley
May 6, 20202 min read
Sisters are Guardian Angels
Being a middle child not much was expected of me. I could just glide along in my own world and have fun. My second to oldest sister,...
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Virginia Kelley
May 5, 20202 min read
Draw, Paint and Write
On the cover of the Journal, What to Paint Next? around the girl, there are over fifty balloons with suggestions on what to paint. You...
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Virginia Kelley
May 4, 20202 min read
Snow Princesses
Going outside in the dark to play was a given and on nights when snow was falling we could hardly get through supper before putting on...
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Virginia Kelley
May 3, 20202 min read
Easy Art for Beginners
Doodling in the round is a great way to derive the satisfaction of making art even if you don't think you have talent. It's totally...
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Virginia Kelley
May 2, 20202 min read
Splish Splash
Water is vital to life and nobody knew it better than my mother, Olive. She couldn't stand to see someone, animal, vegetable or human...
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Virginia Kelley
May 1, 20201 min read
We Chatted....
Speech is dynamic, alive, colorful. It conveys emotion in a few words. Dialogue is the back and forth between two people. In this...
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Virginia Kelley
Apr 30, 20201 min read
The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword
Old sayings repeated time and time again get right to the point. At school I heard my share. When cousin Frankie got yanked out of line...
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Virginia Kelley
Apr 29, 20202 min read
It's Summertime!
"Anybody up for a picnic?" are magic words to a child. Summer truly arrived when we threw routine to the winds, packed a basket and set...
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Virginia Kelley
Apr 28, 20201 min read
Honor and Share Your Gifts
The Peaceable Kingdom is a series of sixty plus paintings done in the 19th century by a Pennsylvanian Edward Hicks. A Quaker minister...
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Virginia Kelley
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Just Look at Those Feet!
Functional, hard-working feet. Who would think that what you put on them could be a form of self-expression? My first shoes, brown,...
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Virginia Kelley
Apr 26, 20202 min read
Isolation Doesn't Mean Forsaken
During this time of self-quarantining and social distancing we're experiencing uncharted territory. Being cut off from others means...
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