March 2025

Speaking French

Remember the day Walmart locally introduced self-checkout registers? The world might not have been ending, but we were right there at the line of it. There were shouts of, “They don’t pay me to work here!” and “Where’s my discount card?” Honestly, I understood the frustration. It was a change we weren’t expecting — one that felt abrupt, impersonal and, for some, unnecessary.

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From Scratch

This past weekend, our house was taken over by a tiny, ponytailed whirlwind of pink glitter and giggles. Our only granddaughter, Emmalyn, made the 11-hour trek (fine, her parents drove her, but let’s not pretend they were the real guests of honor) to celebrate her fourth birthday. And let me tell you, this JenJen was in absolute heaven.

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