June 2005 Valley Life Column

June 2005 Valley Life Column
Recently I took a trip to my cabin to get some much-needed writing done without distractions. When I got home, waiting in the mail were two graduation announcements, one from my niece and another from a gal I love like a niece. How could it be? These girls were only babies. When did they grow up so fast?

Their announcements reminded me of my own high school graduation. The whole month of May was filled with electricity. There were dances and picnics, assemblies and rehearsals, Senior Day activities and a walk through the Memory Arch as the Twin Falls High School Class of '68 partied and made plans for the future.

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May 21 Valley Life Column

May 21 Valley Life Column
The rain we've been having here in Magic Valley is turning my yard into a miniature Butchart Gardens. With a backdrop of lush grass and trees, my flowers have never looked so pretty. But a good thing can only go so far. All this rain is not only encouraging abundant flowers, it's also creating a colossal patch of weeds
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