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Celebrations

An old man and a butterfly, a beloved friend’s housewarming, a hysterectomy

A not so dirty book, the alchemy of experience, Spanish lessons

Popcorn strategy, domestic violence, the importance of being cute

Time with family, an interview with Todd Rundgren, a suicide attempt

A lemon meringue pie, a little model of a dinosaur, a 31-inch Hillerich & Bradsby baseball bat

A cloud of golden light, a half-gallon of ice cream, the Book Barn

A self-imposed Cultural Revolution, a grandmother to people of all ages, a to-do list

Catching the eye of Harper and Row, being the first one into Chico Creek every spring, being tethered to the clothesline

An old porch swing, a birthday gift, an even half-dozen

An ex-spiritual-pest-control adherent; Portland, Oregon residents during the Chernobyl disaster; an expletive spewing six-year-old

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