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The Old House

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Judson

Once a source of warmth and light, the old house is cold and dark now. Still generating familiar sights and smells, instead of bringing joy, they now only create an aching sense of emptiness and loss. I find it hard … Continue reading →

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Making “Scents” of it All … 5 Things I Really Like to Smell.

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Judson

While I was out walking the trail near my house yesterday, I caught my first strong scent of this season’s honeysuckle and it reminded me how important our sense of smell is to our psychological state. Just like certain songs … Continue reading →

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Footprints in the Sand

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Judson

Tomorrow, my blog formerly known as “My Life in the Past Lane” will become “Footprints in the Sand” … No one particular reason why … I just like the sound of it better. And besides, it goes along with my new look … Continue reading →

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The Ravine

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Judson

  My best buddy Ernie and I grew up together in a small college town in the late 1950s.  We became friends in school, shortly after my father took his job with the college and just before my family bought the … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Summer Memory

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Judson

In 1963 … during my 14th summer, our family went on the adventure of a lifetime. Early one morning, we loaded up the trunk of our brand new Buick LeSabre, hooked up our Cox “pop-up” camper and the six of us … … Continue reading →

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