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California, cont.: heading south on Route 1
In the 19th century, Fort Ross was run by Russians…some material remnants of their church By Caitlin Kelly My next stop south after Santa Rosa
Tag : Broadside
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On the road in coastal California
By Caitlin Kelly Thanks to my late mother’s generosity, to celebrate a landmark birthday, I’m able to afford a trip I’ve dreamed of for
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Some birthday thoughts
By Caitlin Kelly My birthday is June 6. This year (gulp) is a landmark/milestone birthday, one many never reach. Some thoughts from a few
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A North Ontario cottage visit — bliss!
By Caitlin Kelly If you grew up in a place you loved, and have since moved (far) away, the landscape is an indelible part of your history. It is
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The re-connection tour
By Caitlin Kelly This week, I’m back in Toronto — where I lived ages 5 to 30 — and Jose is in Pennsylvania visiting his sister and
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Ten treasured possessions
By Caitlin Kelly I was touched, reading a personal essay in the weekend FT by Madison Marriage (what a byline!), that her brother Charlie died at 32
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Women — time to speak up!
By Caitlin Kelly The editor in chief of the Financial Times, Rouala Khalaf, (probably the most male of the big newspapers — and boy are they
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The managing of money
A tiny annual check I receive as library royalties for my two books — but it all adds up! By Caitlin Kelly There’s a whole new crop of young
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Are we here for attention or support? Both?
By Caitlin Kelly I grew up long before social media existed. If I wanted or needed love, attention, interest — in me or my work — I had to find
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The spring zhuzh
My absolutely favorite sight and smell of spring! By Caitlin Kelly I see flowers! I hear birds! The days are longer and brighter! And so….time
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The challenge of making adult friends
By Caitlin Kelly On assignment in Nicaragua for WaterAid — Jen in the bow of a dugout canoe. Probably the most unusual shared experience! I
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Cognitive overload!
By Caitlin Kelly I bet you’re hitting it as well. Right now, I’m juggling: Dealing with administrative/tedious tasks to access services at two
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More simple pleasures
By Caitlin Kelly These days, who isn’t stressed?! So here’s the latest version of my ongoing series, the one in which I look around my daily life
Life, mid-pandemic
By Caitlin Kelly Nope, we are not “post” pandemic! I now keep masks in my purses and the car and almost every pocket. I do not like wearing a
Three movies I love
By Caitlin Kelly As followers here know, I watch a lot of movies! I don’t watch horror or animation or kids’ stuff, but probably watch five or