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When Doing It Yourself Is No Longer the Best Choice

When Doing It Yourself Is No Longer the Best Choice First published on Sixty and Me My husband has always

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Home Patty Grasher

Welcome. I’m Patty Grasher, a guidebook author, radio host, and local book event organizer in Southwest Washington. This site brings

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Recreating a 1908 Vancouver Cookbook, One Chapter at a Time

I seem to have zero energy but I have started a tiny new project. When I first came to Vancouver

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My Journey to Write a Cozy Mystery

This is probably going to be very boring to 99.9 percent of the world. Maybe I should make that 99.99999

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Free Jigsaw Puzzles Online for all Ages

Free Jigsaw Puzzles Online Playing free jigsaw puzzles online offers a wealth of benefits, making it a valuable pastime for

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Detours & Side Trips

So I am bit more spasmodic with my daily as usual but continuing on.   Since I always have a good

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All that we love

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” Helen Keller Sunshine Thoughts: If what

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We can never lose

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose.” Helen Keller Sunshine Thoughts: \”What we have

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Stick with Love

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” Martin

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In the heart of God

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “When you love you should not say, \”God is in my heart,\” but rather\” \”I am

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Unless you love

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “Unless you love someone nothing else makes sense.” e. e. cummings Sunshine Thoughts: One of the

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A loving heart

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.” Hubert H Humphrey Sunshine Thoughts: Last night we

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A loving heart

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” Charles Dickens Sunshine Thoughts: This week the theme is

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Our greatest weakness

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.” Thomas A. Edison Sunshine Thoughts: Finally, finally, after hours

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Start where you are

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can” Arthur Ashe Sunshine Thoughts:

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If you can dream it . . .

Today’s Sunshine: Motivation Quotes: “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Walt Disney Sunshine Thoughts: The day is

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