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September 22, 2017 by Lori Farkas Gillespie 0 0

Vietnam

I have been glued to the TV every night watching THE VIETNAM WAR by Ken Burns on PBS. Below is a post from my personal blog that originally ran in March of 2016. This conversation with my father was a huge reason for me starting Red Artichoke...

June 14, 2018 by Lori Farkas Gillespie 0 0

47 to 50- stories from my first half century

Blue Puppy I was a healthy child. I was a kid before many of today’s vaccines were available. I had the mumps when I was very young, and I don’t remember being sick. I was old, 15, when I got the chicken pox. I remember that illness well. It...

June 12, 2018 by Lori Farkas Gillespie 0 0

49 to 50

Smart My youngest is a bit of a math wiz. When he was younger, before he could even talk, he would put together puzzles faster than everyone else. He is able to compute math problems in his head when most kids his age need paper. He soared...