Leaving The Door Open

Non-Fiction Stories…Follow Who You Are

  • Learning about Nature – Florida Edition

    Learning about Nature – Florida Edition

    I’ve enjoyed several photo collections on WordPress over the last month with everything from beautiful outdoor scenes and hiking trails lined with local plants to fall’s arrival and happy children carving pumpkins. My challenge as a Central Florida resident is that fall is not so…

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  • A Touch of Magic in Mexico

    A Touch of Magic in Mexico

    Many, many years ago, when the worst of the February fatigue of Chicago winters set in, we would (somewhat sheepishly) pull our son Will from…

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  • A Celebration of “Slivers”

    A Celebration of “Slivers”

    On May 28th, author Vicki Atkinson officially published Slivers, her second book and first foray into fiction. In less than a month, this imaginative and…

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  • Miscellaneous Happy Moments

    Miscellaneous Happy Moments

    Good thoughts. Good updates. Good news. Instead of sharing a single story this week, several happy “moments” have been building; why not share those? I’ve…

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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…

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