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  • A Marimekko Life

    A Marimekko Life

    In 1976, I was almost seventeen when Mom got me a part time, weekend/summer job at a boutique where she worked in Cleveland Heights. Design Corner had recently undergone an expansion, and it was now a stunningly wide open, bi-level space selling modern housewares and…

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  • Why Wind

    Why Wind

    Growing up in Cleveland Heights, many of the homes had a front stoop with two side walls, typically brick, which started at the bottom step…

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  • Some of The Best of Life’s Stuff

    Some of The Best of Life’s Stuff

    I laughed out loud when I saw the photo of my two-month-old grandson sporting a “New to the Shenanigans” bib. It was a funny concept;…

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  • Leaving Something Good in Others

    Leaving Something Good in Others

    I’ve had two unexpected moments with strangers over the last month which are still lingering with me. The first happened on March 9th. We were…

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  • A Different Kind of Fantastic Voyage

    A Different Kind of Fantastic Voyage

    “Those corpuscles carrying oxygen give the stream its color; the rest of the plasma looks very much like seawater” was one of the first comments…

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