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Evacuation: What Would You Do?

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Paula

On an ordinary, quiet Saturday night at home, we received a phone call about a nearby fire burning in the woods. We were told to evacuate immediately since the fire was close and moving toward the only road out. After … Continue reading →

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Magical Crete, Part 1

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Paula

The island of Crete feels like home-away-from home. The true hospitality of the people makes me feel like they are distant relatives glad to see me. My interest in the people I met and their culture connects us. Archaeological evidence … Continue reading →

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Downsizing: December, 2024

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Paula

Recently I spent several days on this porch of the building we call the “cottage”. No dog and no summer hat. I’m getting serious about “downsizing”. The porch has become my “loading dock”. I’ve long been a “collector”. Others of … Continue reading →

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Quilt Sale Sailed Along…..

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Paula

I’ve been wishing, I’ve been dreaming. I want to do that return trip to Crete, Greece next fall. Selling some of my quilts will help finance that dream. The December 2nd quilt sale was quite successful! Many friends shopped and … Continue reading →

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Quilts Seeking New Owners! December 2nd at 10:00!

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Paula

Quilting as a Grand Adventure” was my first blog post in 2013 when I began this blog. http://paulamariedaughter.com/?p=6 I am not abandoning this “grand adventure”. Please know I’m still excited about quilting! I want to share my ideas and my … Continue reading →

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Backstory for my Quilt Sale begins in 1971!

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Paula

After I fell and broke my shoulder in Crete last fall, Jeanne and I decided to continue despite the challenges. Jeanne took this photo at a small taverna as our group headed up into the mountains. I was delighted by … Continue reading →

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Rip off!

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Paula

In 1930 Ellen Church, who is pictured above, was a trained pilot and a nurse. That year she applied to pilot a commercial aircraft for Boeing Air Ways. Church was refused because of her sex. Determined to fly, she persuaded … Continue reading →

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Freezing rain or a wintry mix–not in Miami!

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Paula

I’m a native Floridian, a rare thing in 1945 when I was born in south Florida! As a girl I lived through a number of hurricanes. My parents prepared by covering windows on the outside with plywood or with metal … Continue reading →

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Memories are powerful allies in understanding who we are.

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Paula

Every day we look forward into our unknown future. At the same time we hold memories from our lived past. We look forward, we look back. Each can be valuable and of use to us in creating our future. I … Continue reading →

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I hit my first ‘Glass Ceiling’ in sixth grade at age 11!

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Paula

1956, Miami Springs, Florida, USA I wanted to be a patrol girl! I was a fifth grader when I watched as the girls and boys from the sixth grade who’d been selected to be “safety patrols” got to leave class … Continue reading →

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