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The Vegetable Dilemma

September 15, 2018September 17, 2018 Karen FarrellLife

Sometimes, something sounds like a great idea. Then reality hits like realizing you’re taking a test in the wrong classroom. Good intentions  I joined a natural foods co-op. It’s an amazing place with organic and locally sourced produce, grains, meats, […]

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Things I Never Thought I’d Have to Say Out Loud

November 6, 2016July 29, 2017 Karen FarrellLife

After a while, I started recording phrases that surprised me when they came out of my mouth. You can’t make this stuff up. Don’t chase Tigger with a baseball bat! Don’t play golf on the trampoline! You don’t eat cheese enchiladas […]

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Art Schacht Baseball Career

February 26, 2011January 5, 2017 Karen FarrellAncestry

Arthur Philip Schacht was Karen’s grandfather, and he played minor league baseball for eight seasons in D – A leagues, and played in independent leagues for two seasons. He started his first season as a pitcher and then alternated at […]

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Archie Farrell, Hero

February 26, 2011January 5, 2017 Karen FarrellAncestry

“I stood watching the crowds and looking out at the waves which were coming in choppier and higher every minute, a savage wind was blowing. Suddenly I saw the raft on which I had noticed a dozen people, two or […]

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Featured Poems

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  • I Feel
  • Vision
  • Before They Rise

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    • Karen’s Poems & Haiku
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    • Harriet Tubman
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