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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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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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Stepping stones to nowhere

Hurray! I just finished an Google Adwords course on Udemy. I started on April 9th and spent an hour each

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The single most important empowerment for rising above discouragement

Not going to waste any time here getting to the point. The most important empowerment is having a friend or

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Small daily steps or Massive Action?

It\’s very hard to be content with doing small actions when you are starting a new project. The big vision

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Pope Francis\’s two gifts to offer to the world

Last night Jon and I watched 60 Minutes feature story on Pope Francis. It was quite good. I wasn\’t expecting

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I don\’t know where I\’m going but I\’m on my way

This is Post Number One at Sunshine Moments. I have been thinking myself into knots trying to figure out what

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Canadian geese at Marine Park

So far this month we have had almost five inches of rain. This is about two and a half times

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This was funny

Walking across the Winco parking lot in Hazel Dell is not usually this entertaining. But when I saw this gas

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This post is a bit different

Today\’s post is taking a different path. A more personal, reflective one. That is how I use to write when

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Bricks and Stone in Uptown Vancouver USA

[T]oday in my walk about, I went past this house that I thought was very unique. It was a combined

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Yard and Garden: Uptown Fantasy

[L]ocal art can be found in the most unusual places. Keep your eyes open and it will pop out in

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