t's tiny. The humble snowdrop pops up through frigid temperatures to herald spring. Can it be true? Has it been more than a month since I posted on this site? "Ain't it funny, how time slips away?" Since I last wrote, I've had a birthday, which included two birthday dinners, each with one of my boys and his family; and an eye exam. I've had the grandkids overnight a couple of times went to see "How to Train Your Dragon III" with the grandsons, and done a little yard work in five-minute stretches. Today is a beautiful day for anything outdoors and I finished raking the sidewalk border and got a good start on revitalizing the strawberries. I'm hoping for a much better garden year than last season. If you are mobile on Tuesday night from 7 to 8 p.m., stop in at the Georgetown Township Library and visit me and my friend Peri Stitzel, who will be signing her book, "From Broken to Beautiful," her memoir about triumph over ...

- Cathy Runyon
- Thanks for the visit! I'd love to hear about you and your family, and where you read my column, Mother Lode. Check this page for information about my books, too!
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Exploring the value of the ordinary By Cathy Runyon, author of Mother Lode in the Advance Newspaper