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Wordless Wednesday: Last Day at Work

Sunrise at YMCA of the Ozarks, photo by MilliGFunk

Grace in Small Things (GiST): 1/17/11

Wow, do I have a lot to be thankful for this week. Where to start???
1. A Small Town Girl’s Guide is a Finalist in the Riverfront Times “Web Awards”!
Immediately upon my arrival home to St. Louis this evening following my long weekend in Arizona, I discovered that A Small Town Girl’s Guide was selected as one [...]

Grace in Small Things (GiST)

I noticed a badge on South City Confidential that said “Grace in Small Things”, so I did some research.
Since highlighting the good things in life is a big part of what A Small Town Girl’s Guide does, I thought it would be fun to join GiST and start focusing one post per week on expressing [...]

Breakfast in Indonesia

My memories of Asia are sometimes sparked by the most common things. This morning, for instance, distinct memories came to me of an Indonesian breakfast as I was eating my own breakfast here in small town Missouri.
Fresh cage-free eggs, unpasteurized cow milk (just milked from the cow on Thursday), and hot tea sat on my [...]

Small Town Life is Good

I just have to tell you how great small town Missouri life has been to me in 2010, and by telling you about all of this, I think you’ll understand why I’ve been posting less often on A Small Town Girl’s Guide – I’ve been out doing so many things this year that it’s [...]

Blueberry Vodka

On my list of things to do before I celebrate my 30th birthday is learn to make martinis. Considering that I love fresh fruit and that I love to make things from scratch, it’s not far-fetched that I’d attempt making my own blueberry-infused vodka to use in blueberry cocktails (martinis included) later this month.
I’m fascinated [...]

Aching Throbbing Loneliness (I Miss NY)

It’s not just New York that I miss, but then again, it’s probably never place, separate from the rest of life, that anyone misses. For the last two days, I’ve missed New York City with an aching, depressing, loneliness that only hits at the end of the day, when my guard is down, my mind [...]

Making St. Louis Home

Today I went to a festival, where I wandered, wearing my red white and black cowboy boots.
I wandered, taking pictures, allowing my mind to wander, too.
I ate festival foods, and I felt the warm sun bring freckles to the surface of my cheeks. I met with old friends, and I paid way too much for [...]

Goodbye, Yoga Dog

Before I accepted my job in rural Missouri, I researched yoga classes in the area.
I’d been in New York City long enough to have become one of those people who counted on regular yoga classes to keep me centered, balanced, and, well…sane.
Yoga was a big enough deal to me that I wouldn’t have accepted the job here [...]

The New York Minute

I used to listen to The Eagles often.
The lyrics of the last stanza of the song, “New York Minute” say,
What the head makes cloudy
The heart makes very clear
The days were so much brighter
In the time when she was here
But I know there’s somebody somewhere
Make these dark clouds disappear
Until that day, I have to believe
I believe, [...]

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