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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- 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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suzannenorquist
- Feb 14, 2019
- 2 min
It Takes A Year
They say you should date someone for a year before you marry them. See what they’re like through all the seasons, holidays, and moods. It...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 7, 2019
- 2 min
Going Old School with Amazon
I love modern life where I can order anything on Amazon. I mean anything. But Amazon’s just a catalog company, and catalog shopping has...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 31, 2019
- 2 min
Don’t Get Rid Of That Tiny Ketchup Packet
The other night at supper, we ran out of hot sauce. My husband said, “That’s okay. We have the leftover packets from Taco Bell.” After...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 24, 2019
- 2 min
What Is It About Gardens?
I love parks and gardens, although I’m not patient enough to grow flowers or vegetables myself. I gave up on indoor plants years ago,...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 17, 2019
- 2 min
Historical Research – Not For The Fainthearted
Research is part of the fun in writing historical novels. For me it’s often an excuse to go on a rabbit trail—in other words, “squirrel!”...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 10, 2019
- 2 min
Deja Vu In A Foreign Land
As I stood in the Christmas decorating section of Target looking for replacement light bulbs, a sense of deja vu washed over me. But,...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 3, 2019
- 2 min
Living Large at the Laundromat
Due to unexpected circumstances, I spent a day at the laundromat near my daughter’s apartment in Philadelphia. Not in the suburbs, but in...
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suzannenorquist
- Dec 27, 2018
- 2 min
Ode To The Winter Solstice
An alternate title would be, Yay The Days Are Getting Longer. But, Ode to the Winter Solstice sounds so sophisticated. I Googled the word...
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suzannenorquist
- Dec 20, 2018
- 2 min
Grandma’s Not A Museum Relic Yet
When do I officially become a museum piece? I saw a Six-Million-Dollar Man lunchbox in an antique store. Surely, I’m not that old. An...
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suzannenorquist
- Dec 13, 2018
- 2 min
Why Is The Coffee Pot On The Washing Machine?
“It’s weird to make my coffee in the laundry room.” —Quote from my husband during our recent kitchen remodel. Not a remodel exactly. We...
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suzannenorquist
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
That Boot Is Not A Potato
Years ago, I bought a potato brush at a kitchen store and wrote the word “potato” on it with a Sharpie. An essential kitchen tool. Until...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 29, 2018
- 2 min
Hank The Snake And Other Patio Wildlife
With every new house comes a different wildlife experience. In the Colorado mountains, deer fill the neighborhoods like squirrels in a...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 22, 2018
- 2 min
I Refuse to Conform
Happy Thanksgiving. I couldn’t think of any fun Thanksgiving themed topics, so I’ve written this blog instead. Besides, sometimes you...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 15, 2018
- 2 min
Handywoman – Or Not
I perform a lot of my own handyman work. Does that make me a handywoman? I blame my dad. He thought girls should do the same things as...
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