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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
HAPPY THANKSGIVING !! May your turkey be stuffed to a pleasing capacity, your dips be savored from their serving dishes, and your cherry and pumpkin pies be so delicious it puts a smile on your face.
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Black Friday
Black Friday Traci Kenworth How many of you out there try and beat the traffic/and or people to the great deals that come along on Black Friday? I went last year for the first time ever, only I waited until about 7 a.m. to hopefully avoid getting mashed and mangled by the crowd. There…
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Fall Days
Fall Days Traci Kenworth Well, it’s that time of year. When things start to blaze with colors, nature can’t seem to get enough of the different palettes in her paint box. Everywhere you look, animals are busy foraging, getting ready for the season ahead. Sweaters come out, warm drinks ply hands, soups become popular again…ah,…
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Cooking and me
Cooking and Me Traci Kenworth I adore cooking. I’m always pouring over recipe books, looking for the latest one to try. Today, I’m making homemade beef stew in the slow cooker. It’s my Momma’s recipe. First, you dust the beef in flower (after cutting it in chunks) and brown it in a frying pan.…
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Balancing Home-Life with Writing
Balancing Home-Life with Writing Traci Kenworth It becomes a challenge (with any career) to balance such with home-life. On one end, you have the kids, piled up laundry, dirty dishes, pets that demand attention, and at the other, there’s your job, that thing you do that supports/fulfills you. Writing is that for me. It’s…
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Genealogies are Stories in Themselves
Genealogies are Stories in Themselves Traci Kenworth I’ve been researching my family for years. I’ve poured through hundreds of birth and death certificates, tax and census records, and even old addresses. Anything to find a clue, a link to the next stage or to fill the pieces in clearer on the person/s in particular…
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How to Breathe Life into Your Characters
How to Breathe Life into Your Characters Part 1: What is in a Name? Traci Kenworth How do you go about naming your characters? Do you just close your eyes, dip your finger onto the page, and choose that one? Or do you meticulously search for one? In any case, the one you end…