Tag Archives: reading

Mama’s Counterpane and Me

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Kate Kresse

I started reading when I was very young . I was 3 or 4 years old. I credit my parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents for this. They were all voracious readers. They were all huge fans of libraries, as they … Continue reading →

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Reading is exercise for the mind and heart, isn’t it?

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Kate Kresse

Augustine Birrell explained it well, “Any ordinary man can…surround himself with two thousand books…and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.”   Don’t get me wrong. I don’t mean to … Continue reading →

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Guess When I Fell In Love For the First Time As a Child?

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Kate Kresse

What does it mean to fall in love? The first time I fell in love was the summer that I turned 7. We had moved to a wonderful town in Minnesota called Winona. It had a lake on one side … Continue reading →

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Not all those who wander are lost

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Kate Kresse

“Not all those who wander are lost”–J.R.R. Tolkein. There are places I love to wander….along the shore at the beach, lost in thought and collecting shells. I either toss the shells like you do when you skip stones, or save … Continue reading →

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