If You Happen Upon A Dead Body – Amateur Sleuthing
Here is a quote from the original 1908 edition of “Scouting for Boys.” “It may happen to some of you that one day, you will be the first...
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suzannenorquist
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Forget Perfection – Bring On The Drama
No one wants to read a novel about perfect people on a happy adventure. As a writer, I strive to create characters who are both fun and...
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suzannenorquist
- Jul 24, 2019
- 3 min
Opera From The Sidelines
I’ve been a soccer mom, a hockey mom, a scouting mom, and a band mom. When my daughter went to college, I turned into an opera mom. If we...
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suzannenorquist
- Jul 17, 2019
- 3 min
Bathroom Art—More Curious Sightings
Bathroom art continues to amaze me. I wrote about this in an earlier blog, but I’m always on the lookout for new displays. My friend has...
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suzannenorquist
- Jul 10, 2019
- 2 min
Looking For Spicy News The Old Fashioned Way
Newspapers are always looking for exciting news. But what happens when times are dull? Seriously? “Dull times?” Wasn’t life in 1878...
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suzannenorquist
- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
Life on the Side of a Mountain
In southwest Colorado’s mining districts, remnants of massive boarding houses hug the cliffs of some of the country’s highest mountains....
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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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