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• Following my nose

  By Julie Callahan on February 7, 2022 • ( 8 )

  

  Perhaps it began with my grandmother’s elaborately themed birthday cakes that made me feel sooo special. Or my mother’s simply-the-best apple pies that she baked every single holiday—plus one extra to savor the next morning for breakfast. Or maybe it’s… Read More ›

• Cuddling and other resolutions I’d never considered

  By Julie Callahan on January 8, 2022 • ( 12 )

  

  I believe in the promise of the new year, and hence I’m committed to formulating a resolution. A few years ago, I added the concept of a new theme and the new year took on an added layer of complexity—and… Read More ›

• Montana bound for Christmas

  By Julie Callahan on December 27, 2021 • ( 6 )

  

  We drove cross-country to the whispers of Omicron. Two short weeks ago, when we set out, it was still more threat than reality. Our destination was Montana where we would spend Christmas with our newborn granddaughter. We drove a rented… Read More ›

• Heigh-ho, heigh-ho …

  By Julie Callahan on December 5, 2021 • ( 7 )

  There’s a saying in writing that you’ve buried the lede. It means that you’ve taken too long to get to your point. Perhaps you don’t know what your point is. Or maybe you just can’t bring yourself to say it…. Read More ›

• Wine tasting in Pommard, France

  By Julie Callahan on October 17, 2021 • ( 5 )

  

  My favorite travel memories, I’ve come to realize, involve one of two things: food or people. This story involves both. Pommard, France October 2, 2021 At the main junction in the village of Pommard, a handful of tourists and bikers… Read More ›