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Slushies, golf lessons, new sidewalks, and other summer treats (7 Quick Takes)
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Slushies, golf lessons, new sidewalks, and other summer treats (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJuly 16, 20214 min read
We’ve been making slushies at home, learning golf, and enjoying other summer fun.
Music across the miles
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Music across the miles

Rita BuettnerJuly 14, 20213 min read
When this pandemic is just a memory let’s keep some of the best aspects like the the virtual children’s piano recitals.
Fish pancakes, a birthday kick-off and cantaloupe confusion (7 Quick Takes)
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Fish pancakes, a birthday kick-off and cantaloupe confusion (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJuly 9, 20214 min read
I love looking at the pancakes to see what form they’ve taken on, sort of like clouds in the sky.
Finding a vacation state of mind
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Finding a vacation state of mind

Rita BuettnerJuly 7, 20212 min read
The problem with vacations, I suppose, is that they end. But that’s part of the joy of vacations, too—that the time is limited and special.
What we did on our beach vacation (7 Quick Takes)
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What we did on our beach vacation (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJuly 4, 20214 min read
Funnel cakes and fishing and other fun on our trip to the beach
The generous fisherman
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The generous fisherman

Rita BuettnerJune 29, 20213 min read
Then a man who was fishing nearby approached us. “I really want to see them catch something,” he said.
Summer festivities and fun (7 Quick Takes)
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Summer festivities and fun (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJune 25, 20213 min read
Late on the afternoon of Father’s Day, I said, “I wonder whether I should make cupcakes….”
Dreaming of a slower, gentler summer
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Dreaming of a slower, gentler summer

Rita BuettnerJune 24, 20213 min read
May this summer be a restful time of renewal, memory-making, and ice cream.
Celebrations, milestones and golden gifts (7 Quick Takes)
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Celebrations, milestones and golden gifts (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJune 19, 20214 min read
I’m really enjoying connecting and reconnecting with people I’ve missed so much over the past 15 months.
When they grow up
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When they grow up

Rita BuettnerJune 17, 20212 min read
It was a summer evening, and I was home from college. My father and I were taking a walk together through my parents’ neighborhood when we saw a mother and her little girl—maybe 6 or 7 years old—walking on the other side of the street. My father waved, and the woman waved back. “Look!” my […]
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