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Oct 292 min read
My friend Jo
My dear friend Jo (Josette Burbage) passed away on October 15, 2024. She would have been 94 on December 5th. I'll miss her. She spent...
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kelliebooksblog
Oct 212 min read
Beatrix Potter Book Repair
One day this past Spring, Julia gave me the glorious news of my approaching grandmother-hood, thus inspiring me to repair the crayoned,...
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kelliebooksblog
Oct 201 min read
Amma's Before-Baby To Do List
I, Kellie, soon to be known as Amma , hereby declare that before the birth of my first grandchild in November 2024, I will publish all my...
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kelliebooksblog
Jul 291 min read
Céline Dion Paris 2024 Hymne à l'Amour
Did you hear Céline Dion sing on the Eiffel Tower at the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics? I've been listening to this...
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kelliebooksblog
Feb 21 min read
Hope springs eternal
I love the expression "Hope springs eternal." To me it means: "It's not likely but possible, so you may as well keep hoping." As in: "I'm...
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kelliebooksblog
Jan 261 min read
Funeral Hair Fail
Hello readers, I've been busy working on a book about my mother and haven't had time to post. But I'm back, with a story in the form of...
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kelliebooksblog
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Drink wine with a robust heart
Drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure! Dress festively every morning. Don’t skimp on colors and...
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kelliebooksblog
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Thoughts on Gender
Not all cultures have the same outlook on gender. For example, Native North American societies use the expression Two-Spirits to...
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kelliebooksblog
Sep 17, 20231 min read
Daisy has her Day
Daisy never pays attention to artwork around the house. I mean, she's never said a single word about the framed photo with her boyfriend...
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kelliebooksblog
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Hubert's beach book
Afters years of resistance to my family's happy-to-sit-on-the-beach-all-day inertia, Hubert appears to have finally given up on the...
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kelliebooksblog
Jun 29, 20232 min read
How to Not Write a Book Part 2
Non-Writers of Books Poem anonymous Oh! you who write not as you wish, who daily ignore New Year's promise, who avoid Daruma*'s one-eyed...
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kelliebooksblog
Jun 8, 20233 min read
Your Quotes Collection
Dear friends and readers, thanks for sharing your favorite quotes. I hope you'll enjoy reading them! COMMON SENSE Don't believe anything...
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kelliebooksblog
Jun 2, 20231 min read
A pollen-produced-poem
1919, Craig Empire The Craig Empire was a newspaper founded in 1911 in Craig, Colorado. One reader said the poem describes depression,...
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kelliebooksblog
May 25, 20231 min read
Africa Day 2023
Africa Day 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of African Union. To celebrate, let's honor two Nigerian writers, Chimamanda Adichie and...
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kelliebooksblog
May 11, 20231 min read
Wedding Winners
Julia and Thomas' wedding photographer, Sandrine Siryani, recently won awards for two photos she took at their wedding. The captions are...
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kelliebooksblog
May 11, 20231 min read
Spring Day in Lille 2023
In some better news, compared to recent posts, I am happy to report that the first annual Spring Day in Lille, on April 18, 2023, was a...
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kelliebooksblog
May 6, 20233 min read
Savonnah Hanelius
I was fortunate to be able to attend, on-line, the beautiful memorial service for Savonnah on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Amidst the...
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kelliebooksblog
Apr 22, 20231 min read
Savonnah Rest in Peace
My family and I are sad that my cousin's daughter, Savonnah, 23, passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2023. Savonnah, may you rest in...
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kelliebooksblog
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Bookmakers
15 April 2023 "Why write a book when you can just make one?" I thought to myself Saturday at Bill & Rosa's Book Room Paris, where Yvonne,...
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kelliebooksblog
Mar 23, 20236 min read
How Do You Read? survey results
I met Christine a few months ago at an event and felt a kindred spark when she was happy to talk about books. How do you decide whether...
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