Category Archives: Rearview Mirror
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Nostalgia, Vermont edition
Leave a commentFebruary 1, 2010 by 8junebugs
This Saturday, I left for yoga as the snow started. The snow that meteorologists were afraid to put numbers around, …
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Rebuilding my village
2October 21, 2009 by 8junebugs
The anniversary of Mom’s death is approaching, and I find myself in a very contemplative and emotional place most of …
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Unearthed
Leave a commentSeptember 9, 2009 by 8junebugs
1. A letter from my great-grandmother, Grandma Whipple, to my parents in the summer of 1975. It begins “Dear Children,” …
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Bzzzzzzz
1July 10, 2009 by 8junebugs
Today is National Don’t Step on a Bee Day. I don’t know what your community is doing to celebrate, but …
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The First Year
Leave a commentJanuary 6, 2009 by 8junebugs
I started 8junebugs.com a year ago today, knowing only that I needed to write. Or, more accurately, write again. It …
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Putting things right, that once went wrong
2January 1, 2009 by 8junebugs
…and hoping that the next leap will be the leap home. Home. Home doesn’t have to be a place. It can be …
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My own personal Time Machine
6November 30, 2008 by 8junebugs
Courtesy of the first unitasker to enter my home in a while:
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Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson
Leave a commentNovember 26, 2008 by 8junebugs
It is not unusual, these days, for me to cry a little on the way home from work. I used …
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It’s a small world, after all
2November 13, 2008 by 8junebugs
At the memorial service for my mother last week, in addition to the family, my friends, and my brother’s friends: …
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New Rule
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2008 by 8junebugs
Scrapbooking needs to happen more often than once every seven years, especially if you’re the unofficial family photographer and/or a …
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