Morning Has Broken
The bird sounds at 6:00 a.m. are impressive this time of year. I hear babies and mothers, calls from down the street and from high up in...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Forgotten Birthday
I dropped Leah off at doggy day care and the cheerful woman at the Hot Paws desk said, “Happy Birthday Leah!” “Oops, forgot her...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Family Adventure - Carson Springs
Recently my siblings, one of my nieces, and I had an adventure outside Gainesville that we’re still talking about. We visited Carson...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Outtakes
My writing mentor, Richard, finally got through to me. I needed to remove sections of my book draft that were out of sync with the point...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Nov 13, 2022
- 4 min
Nope, not Brave
A friend told me I was brave for signing up for consecutive writer’s retreats in Italy and Croatia. “Why?“ I asked. “Because you don’t...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Sep 26, 2022
- 3 min
Hurricane Preparation: Washback Sea Turtles
While others are gassing up their generators, ensuring they have batteries, and stocking up on toilet paper, the wonderful volunteers and...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
Grandmother
When I was with a group of women who were all about my age, one of them (the youngest and not yet a grandparent) asked what our...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Aug 21, 2022
- 5 min
Sea Turtle Adventure
Decisions I made one morning made a big difference in my life and that of two newly hatched loggerhead sea turtles. Leah (my dog) and I...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Aug 14, 2022
- 4 min
August is reading time
August is a no TV month for me. Unless there is an important news bulletin, a hurricane (necessitating weather watching), or something...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Jul 17, 2022
- 5 min
Back in time - book research
There I was, in 90-degree heat at four o’clock in the afternoon on top of a hill with no trees nearby, barely any clouds, hundreds of...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- May 31, 2022
- 4 min
Momisms
A friend mentioned how often I quote my mother and it caused me to think about why. In day-to-day living, she had more influence over me...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
Pimento Cheese is Southern Love
Today I made a large batch of pimento cheese. A few weeks ago, I wrote that bread is love. Pimento cheese runs a close second. I make...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
St. Patrick's Day, 1946
This is an excerpt from my historical novel (a work in progress) about my Dad and his Auntie, who he described as "the leading force in...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min
Bread is Love
Bread is a gift of love. It’s personal. Mother made bread and I always think of her when I make it. She said that making bread was good...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Feb 12, 2022
- 2 min
Limiting your Focus
I had a delightful morning at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. John Reed presented a class on photographing birds, a benefit of...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Jan 30, 2022
- 3 min
Exploring on sibling time
My brother and I planned a one-night getaway where we could spend a little time together without work, family, pets, or other...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
Taking the Pressure Off
After a very quiet and lazy Christmas holiday, I am finding it hard to get in gear. I am probably not alone. When someone wants...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Not just at Thanksgiving
It's that time of year again. Many Americans will prepare a lavish meal of celebration and thanks while spending time with family and...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Nov 6, 2021
- 3 min
Snow Day in Florida
We’re hunkered down here in northeast Florida with a Nor’easter blowing through for a couple of days. It’s not actually snowing because...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
"Leave IT!" and Staying Relevant
“Leave it,” is a popular training command used when a dog is misbehaving or unfocused. It is preferred over “no,” but a brief enough...
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