Tired-of-Being-Youngest is attending culinary school, which I assure you is just as delicious as it sounds. I can’t wait until spring quarter, when she studies Baking and Pastries, and am sure that I will work off all of her homework assignments by some extra time in the garden. One of the most amazing things about [...]
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Mr. Smith Stays out of Washington
November 15th, 2012
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Posted in humor, Middle Aged Plague | Tags: art, artist, baking, blogging, bureaucracy, Carolyn Henderson, college, culinary, culture, current events, daily life, education, encouragement, family, financial aid, food, freedom, grammar, home, honesty, humor, inspirational, job, leader, leadership, life, lifestyle, little guy, Lord of the Rings, men, middle age, motherhood, Mr. Smith, news, painting, personal, political party, politics, position, power, public life, random, real people, relationships, school, Steve Henderson, university, Washington, youngest
Facebook: Sometimes I Like It, Sometimes I Don’t
April 18th, 2012
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So many people want me to like them, I feel as if I were back in high school or junior high. Thank God I’m not; once was enough. This time around’s a little different though. Instead of being accosted in the hallowed halls of social education to vote from a limited ballot for Prom Queen [...]
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Empty Nest Syndrome: Joie de Vivre Is Bittersweet
August 29th, 2011
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We just finished an unexpected visit with College Girl, an acronym she prefers to The Middle Child. Since she has headed off to the university, the four of us remaining have settled down to a quiet, smooth-running routine, something that was shot to pieces within the first hour of her dumping the dirty clothes bag [...]
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