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Ponderings of a BBQ Ph. D.

Jul 3, 2019
2 min

Photos That Prove Big City People Are NOT More Sophisticated

T.V. and movies portray city dwellers as cultured and educated. Articles, like this one in Popular Science, support this stereotype. I’m...

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Suzanne Norquist

Jun 26, 2019
2 min

What’s So Great About Food Trucks?

Last year, when I moved to this small town, the first thing I did was connect to the city’s social media sites. I get alerts for craft...

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Modern Swimwear—What’s a Pasty White Girl to Do?

Suzanne Norquist

Jun 19, 2019
3 min

Modern Swimwear—What’s a Pasty White Girl to Do?

I’m going to the beach next month, an unusual occurrence for this mountain girl. But what should I wear? It’s not a question of vanity,...

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Sarah Has Everything Under Control (Sort Of)

Suzanne Norquist

Jun 12, 2019
2 min

Sarah Has Everything Under Control (Sort Of)

My second novella “Mending Sarah’s Heart” in a Thimbles and Threads Collection releases on July 1st. A novella is shorter than a full...

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Suzanne Norquist

Jun 5, 2019
2 min

Fix Your Wi-Fi With Tinfoil

I called Tech Support when my Wi-Fi quit working. The person I spoke to was named Sjidoee, “but you may call me Paul.” “First, physically...

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Suzanne Norquist

May 29, 2019
3 min

Accidental Artist

I’m not an artist. Ask my seventh-grade teacher, who gave me a C in art. My worst subjects in school were art and choir, followed by...

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Suzanne Norquist

May 22, 2019
2 min

1880 Colorado Oyster Craze

In the late 1800’s everyone was eating fresh oysters, even in Colorado. And I’m not talking Rocky Mountain Oysters, which would be...

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Suzanne Norquist

May 15, 2019
2 min

Tunneling to the Wild Side

One of the perks of being a novelist is that I can go exploring and call it research. I need to research a lot of things. For a decade, I...

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Suzanne Norquist

May 8, 2019
3 min

How Small Is A Small Town?

“I grew up in a small town of 100,000 people.” That’s what a Chinese co-worker told me as I complained about squeezing onto a crowded...

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Suzanne Norquist

May 1, 2019
2 min

Love Your Coffee? Thank A Baby Goat

That’s right. Legend has it that goats played a primary role in the discovery of coffee. Not necessarily baby goats, but it could have...

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Suzanne Norquist

Apr 24, 2019
2 min

Fifteen Years to Overnight Success

Success never happens overnight, no matter how much I imagine it does. Reality competitions like the Idol shows and the Talent shows...

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Suzanne Norquist

Apr 17, 2019
2 min

Historic Social Media Tidbits

It’s been a while since I’ve posted fun tidbits from historic Colorado newspapers. My daughter/blog editor pointed this out. I’d almost...

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Suzanne Norquist

Apr 10, 2019
2 min

Supermom in the Land of Mañana

Supermom. That was me. In fact, it was all the women in my social circle. We worked, raised kids, hosted birthday parties, volunteered at...

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Suzanne Norquist

Apr 3, 2019
2 min

Drying My Hair With Vacuum Exhaust

As I researched inventions of the 1920’s, I learned that before hair dryers were invented, women used the exhaust end of the vacuum...

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My First Piano Recital –The Little Kids And Me

Suzanne Norquist

Mar 27, 2019
2 min

My First Piano Recital –The Little Kids And Me

Last month I performed in my very first piano recital—the little kids and me. I knew what to expect because my daughter took piano...

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Suzanne Norquist

Mar 21, 2019
2 min

Cake For Breakfast

If I want to give my husband a treat, I cook eggs and sausage for dinner. Breakfast-for-dinner has always been a favorite for my family....

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Suzanne Norquist

Mar 14, 2019
2 min

I Love A Party

. . . product party, that is. A friend from church invited me to her essential oils party. My reply, “I don’t know anything about...

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Suzanne Norquist

Mar 7, 2019
2 min

I’ll Take The Modest Hotel

Modestly priced hotels usually include hot breakfast, free wi-fi, parking, and an onsite, coin-op washing machine. Why do the fancy...

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Suzanne Norquist

Feb 28, 2019
2 min

Glad To Be Replaced By Technology

In recent times technology has replaced people in the performance of mundane tasks, and I’m glad for it. I don’t want to do those jobs...

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Suzanne Norquist

Feb 21, 2019
2 min

Not More Laundry!

Every day there’s another set of dirty clothes. It never ends. As a working mom, I developed my own laundry strategies. My mother...

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Don't miss another blog!

Ponderings of a BBQ Ph. D.

Photos That Prove Big City People Are NOT More Sophisticated

What’s So Great About Food Trucks?

Modern Swimwear—What’s a Pasty White Girl to Do?

Sarah Has Everything Under Control (Sort Of)

Fix Your Wi-Fi With Tinfoil

Accidental Artist

1880 Colorado Oyster Craze

Tunneling to the Wild Side

How Small Is A Small Town?

Love Your Coffee? Thank A Baby Goat

Fifteen Years to Overnight Success

Historic Social Media Tidbits

Supermom in the Land of Mañana

Drying My Hair With Vacuum Exhaust

My First Piano Recital –The Little Kids And Me

Cake For Breakfast

I Love A Party

I’ll Take The Modest Hotel

Glad To Be Replaced By Technology

Not More Laundry!

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