

COLLECTING MEMORIES
by Dave Friant They were the dominant non-snack purchases made by most every sports nut kid when being hauled off to the Acme grocery...

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CULTIVATING COMMUNITY: WHY MASTER GARDENERS MATTER NOW MORE THAN EVER
by Kim Wootton, Denton County Master Gardener Association The world has rediscovered the simple joy of gardening. What started during the...

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PAIR OF PIRATES: THREE BUCCANEERS, ONE DELIGHTFULLY CROOKED JOKE
by Alan Linq The first laugh often comes before the first note: Pair of Pirates walks out three strong. The math is wrong, of course,...

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SPECTACULAR FOLLIES: “FA LA LA LA FOLLIES” IS COMING!
By Stacy Allyn Dominguez As Bob Cratchit said, “It is time to make merry!” Charles Dickens got it right when he wrote that line in “A...

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BACK IN THE GARDEN IN JUST TWO WEEKS: HOW ONE CELEBRATION SUBSCRIBER FOUND NEW LIFE WITH THE JIFFY KNEE PROCEDURE
by Dr. Brian Nwannunu, Orthopedic Surgeon When Tom Brown, a devoted gardener and long-time Celebration Magazine subscriber, began...

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VACCINES AFTER 55: PROTECTING YOUR HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE
by Jennifer Golden, RPh. Vaccines After 55: Protecting Your Health and Independence As we grow older, staying healthy becomes more...

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E. W. KIRKPATRICK: TEXAS HORTICULTURALIST WHO SAVED THE FRENCH WINE INDUSTRY
by Pat Rodgers The busy downtown streets of McKinney are abounding in wineries and vineyards dot the countryside. Visitors to the local...

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KEEPING THE MUSIC PLAYING: MICHAEL LUCAS TURNS “RETIREMENT” INTO AN ENCORE
by Joe Accetta Ask Michael Lucas what he’s doing in retirement, and he’ll laugh. After more than two decades in radio and another...

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THE SHUFFLIN’ SHOES CLOGGERS
by Cynthia Houck In August 1992, an article in the Dallas Morning News showed a woman named Dee Dick, who founded The Shufflin’ Shoes...

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YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN...
by Rose-Mary Rumbley You remember shows and revival meetings held in a tent! Yes, this is before air-conditioning, when we sat and sweat...

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REFLECTIONS
by Katie Butler Johnson It was love at first sight. That Christmas Morning in 1989, I could see it in my six-year-old’s eyes as he caught...

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DONNY, MARIE & BACKUP BARBIE FEATURING MRS. COY MUSES
by Coy's Kitchen Donny and Marie Osmond, the brother and sister duo, was my absolute favorite TV variety show from January 1976 to May...

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IT OPENS IN THE BACK
by Dave Friant It’s an expression that characterizes some of our youthful heyday activities. When boomers were still young. Seemed...

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Sep 29, 20253 min read


WHAT HAPPENS TO A MORTGAGE WHEN THE HOMEOWNER PASSES AWAY?
by Brandon McGee Many people assume that when a homeowner dies, the mortgage is automatically discharged. However, that is not the case....

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK: BRIAN DUPREY BRINGS SINATRA TO RICHARDSON
by Shanon Weaver Brian Duprey didn’t grow up in a show-business household. He was just a kid from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, an old mill...

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A JOLT FOR JILL: TOUCHES OF FAME
by Jill Rumbley-Beam I usually don’t like to brag on myself, in fact the Bible in Jeremiah 4:30, tells us not to dress ourselves in...

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JUST KEEP PLAYING: RON SOWELL’S LIFE IN SONGS, STAGES, AND STAYING ENGAGED
by Michael Goldmill He can still picture it: He’s a kid in the hallway of the family’s home, listening to the harmonies floating out of...

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MADRIGAL SINGERS: INSIGHTS FROM A SPOUSAL GROUPIE
by Kim Marvel Madrigal music is special. Performers wearing period costumes sing Renaissance-era music. Think of wandering minstrels....

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HOW WE MET: LOOKING BACK TWO GENERATIONS
by Kim Marvel Our 55-year relationship began when we were juniors in high school. In April, 1970, I approached my future wife and,...

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Jul 30, 20253 min read


ARE YOU A CAREGIVER STRUGGLING WITH COMPASSION FATIGUE?
By Lynn Pendergrass, LBSW, MA, LPC As a licensed professional counselor and social worker, I've had the privilege of meeting some truly...

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