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See Jane Make a Pest of Herself
In what may be a first at Down the Gravel Road, this mystery novel update comes less than a month after the previous one. Hard to believe, isn't it? How can a writer, especially one who's been hacking away at this manuscript for 2 1/2 years, make enough progress in...
Pick a Little, Talk a Little this Fantastic Friday
Today's Fantastic Friday post first appeared on Down the Gravel Road in September of 2008. Considering the popularity of a recent listing of ten reasons to watch The Music Man, this article about some very noisy birds in our neighborhood seemed to be a logical choice....
Grandma Conrad’s Never Fail Pie Crust
In the interest of full disclosure, readers should know that the grandma referred to in the title of this post is not and has never been my grandma. However, she is the grandmother of seven of my cousins (our mothers are sisters) on their dad's side of the family. She...
Top Ten Lessons Learned from a 2-Year-Old
Last week's post listed several lessons the Man of Steel and I learned during recent visits with our two youngest grandbabies, ages 5 months and 8 months. This week's post is all about what we learned during those visits from our 2-year-old grandson who turns 3 in a...
Party Time at Camp Dorothy
Hey-ho, Camp Dorothy fans. This is your friendly camp activities director here with the promised update about the camp namesake's 87th birthday party. First off, the camp activities director wants to give credit where credit is due. So readers should know that the...
We’re Not Done Yet! on this Fantastic Friday
A favorite post about one of the best days ever for this Fantastic Friday. Hope you enjoy the memory as much as I enjoyed that lovely day! Yesterday morning, I was tapping away at my computer when the doorbell rang. Surprised, I headed for the kitchen and spied the...