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    Mushrooms, Mozart, and Minuets
    Jolene
    • Jun 10, 2021

    Mushrooms, Mozart, and Minuets

    Recently, I have had the wonderful opportunity to play duets with my father - he plays cello and I play violin. In our search for music,...
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    Whitaker, Rind, and Wager: Part the First
    Jolene
    • Jun 1, 2021

    Whitaker, Rind, and Wager: Part the First

    The past few weeks we have spent time talking about men who have been recognized nationally for their actions. Men who served in the...
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    A Line Between North & South
    Jolene
    • Apr 6, 2021

    A Line Between North & South

    When you hear this title, what picture comes to mind? Soldiers in blue and gray uniforms? Red barns in the middle of fields? Sweet tea?...
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    Here Comes The President
    Jolene
    • Jan 19, 2021

    Here Comes The President

    "Fellow-Citizens: There is no constitutional or legal requirement that the President shall take the oath of office in the presence of the...
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    The Capital Has Been Breached
    Jolene
    • Jan 12, 2021

    The Capital Has Been Breached

    As the events of Wednesday the 6th of January unfolded, I bet some of us thought back to 9-11 (2001). Unsure of what was going to...
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    And A Partridge in a Pear Tree!
    Jolene
    • Dec 29, 2020

    And A Partridge in a Pear Tree!

    In reading the title of this post most of you probably had a tune along with those words. But have you ever wondered why it is called...
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    Gifts of Change
    Jolene
    • Dec 22, 2020

    Gifts of Change

    Many of us have probably at one point or another heard of the Christmas truce of World War One. The story of soldiers crossing in to no...
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    Nun Danket Alle Gott - {Now Thank We All Our God}
    Jolene
    • Nov 24, 2020

    Nun Danket Alle Gott - {Now Thank We All Our God}

    "Nun danket alle Gott mit Herzen, Mund und Händen, der große Dinge tut an uns und allen Enden, der uns von Mutterleib und Kindesbeinen an...
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    Of Scarcity and Plenty: Food for Thought
    Jolene
    • Nov 17, 2020

    Of Scarcity and Plenty: Food for Thought

    (Warning: This weeks post does discuss cannibalism in America. While I won't go into depth about it (I will have resources at the end if...
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    Armistice Day - of Poppies and Poetry
    Jolene
    • Nov 10, 2020

    Armistice Day - of Poppies and Poetry

    At the 11 hour, on the 11 day of the 11 month (1918) the guns of World War One fell silent. It had been a "war to end all wars". That...
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    Lizzie - A Sweetheart's Name
    Jolene
    • Oct 20, 2020

    Lizzie - A Sweetheart's Name

    There are many stories of soldiers making tokens for their sweethearts while they are away at war. These tokens are made not only as a...
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