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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 14
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Jan 30
- 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
- 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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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Choosing Favorites
I’m a fence sitter. I don't like going too far on either side and I can see green grass on both sides. And when there are many choices,...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
Things aren't always as they may first appear
Gerald Grapefruit was nurtured by my sister on their farm in Tennessee during his formative years. She planted seeds from a particularly...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Aug 7, 2021
- 2 min
Love You So!
Laura was one of those friends who, even though months and years went by without a visit, you immediately caught up with as if no time...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Goal setting and the great squirrel hunt
I love a good plan and recently my dog, Leah, helped me see that there is more to a successful plan than reaching short term goals. ...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
Dad: Honoring the big fish
Dad was a gentle soul with a love for travel and food, who was thoughtful and giving, and the best letter writer I have ever known. I’ve...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- May 16, 2021
- 7 min
Dog Party
It hardly seems possible that the dog that most influenced my life and helped raise my two boys has been gone for ten years. When I...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
Never Let a Good Baby Go to Waste
"Never let a good baby go to waste" was one of Mom’s expressions, usually said right before she scooped up an infant in her arms and...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Naming the baby
The day my second grandson was born, his dad, my firstborn, called the house to inform the gathered family members. After assurances...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
- Feb 6, 2021
- 3 min
Clipping Service
Our local print paper, The Fernandina Beach News-Leader, recently published one of my stories. I instinctively clipped it for Mom, the...
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