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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER “A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt as dangerous.” ~ Alfred Adler 1 It was well after 7:30 p.m. when twenty-nine-year-old Carron Maitland finally walked through the door of her condo. With mail in hand, she threw her keys onto the long narrow antique marble-topped table in […]
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By Christina Siwik This book is dedicated to my late mother who instilled a love of reading and writing in me at a very young age. She was always my inspiration. The following story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any
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During this “Shelter in Place” we are under, I have a lot of extra time to work on my blog and my hobbies. One of my favorite hobbies is to scrapbook. I especially enjoy watching my design come together. However, I never feel the page is complete until I add the embellishments. For me, they
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A year ago, on April 19, 2019, my husband and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. He gave me a beautiful pair of diamond and amber earrings and I gave him a small brass commemorative sun-dial. On the 20th, our children and grandchildren treated us to presents and a wonderful family dinner at a fine
OUR TIME IN ENGLAND We woke up on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to the news of a mass shooting at a concert in Manchester, England. Because of this, my son, David, warned me that there would be many armed police at the train station. When we arrived at Glasgow Central Station, I was actually quite
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About a month ago, I had a post titled, “Scrapbook Plus…My Creative Side.” At the end of the post I said a video would be coming to show how to create a simple scrapbook page. After watching a few other instructional videos, I have decided that I would post step-by-step instructions with corresponding photos instead.
On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, our governor issued a “Stay Put” order for the state of Michigan. You are allowed to go out to get essential groceries and medicines, go to the bank and check your mail. Other than that, you are to stay home. This means you don’t go visit friends or your children
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OUR ADVENTURES IN SCOTLAND Our flight from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam to Glasgow Scotland Airport took only a couple of hours. Once we had landed, went through customs and picked up our luggage, we grabbed a bus to take us to Queen Street Train station in Glasgow. The plan was to stow our luggage at
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PART ONE Have you ever wanted to do something very special but felt you were too old or didn’t want to “waste” money on something so frivolous? Have you ever felt that life has passed you by? Well, don’t give up on yourself. As Walt Disney said, “All our dreams can some true if we
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If you are new to “Chris’s Inspirations”, this is a blog about my journey as a “young” 73 year old retired educator. I focus on a healthy lifestyle and wellness, the travels of my hubby and me, healthy recipes and what inspires and motivates me. I share my many insights on life as well as
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