Snow Day in Florida
We’re hunkered down here in northeast Florida with a Nor’easter blowing through for a couple of days. It’s not actually snowing because...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Oct 17, 20213 min read
"Leave IT!" and Staying Relevant
“Leave it,” is a popular training command used when a dog is misbehaving or unfocused. It is preferred over “no,” but a brief enough...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Choosing Favorites
I’m a fence sitter. I don't like going too far on either side and I can see green grass on both sides. And when there are many choices,...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 26, 20213 min read
Things aren't always as they may first appear
Gerald Grapefruit was nurtured by my sister on their farm in Tennessee during his formative years. She planted seeds from a particularly...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 7, 20212 min read
Love You So!
Laura was one of those friends who, even though months and years went by without a visit, you immediately caught up with as if no time...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Goal setting and the great squirrel hunt
I love a good plan and recently my dog, Leah, helped me see that there is more to a successful plan than reaching short term goals. ...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Dad: Honoring the big fish
Dad was a gentle soul with a love for travel and food, who was thoughtful and giving, and the best letter writer I have ever known. I’ve...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
May 16, 20217 min read
Dog Party
It hardly seems possible that the dog that most influenced my life and helped raise my two boys has been gone for ten years. When I...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 30, 20212 min read
Never Let a Good Baby Go to Waste
"Never let a good baby go to waste" was one of Mom’s expressions, usually said right before she scooped up an infant in her arms and...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 30, 20213 min read
Naming the baby
The day my second grandson was born, his dad, my firstborn, called the house to inform the gathered family members. After assurances...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Feb 6, 20213 min read
Clipping Service
Our local print paper, The Fernandina Beach News-Leader, recently published one of my stories. I instinctively clipped it for Mom, the...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Jan 9, 20212 min read
Dry Bones
Boneyard Beach on Big Talbot Island (Jacksonville, Florida) was my last nature adventure destination of 2020 and turned out to be a...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Community and Friendship
One of the things I love about living on Amelia Island is that people are friendly and caring. I’m especially fond of my neighborhood,...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Nov 20, 20203 min read
Thankful on Amelia Island
This will be a Thanksgiving like no other. Hand sanitizer on the buffet table seems like a terrible intrusion, but these are strange...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Nov 7, 20203 min read
Butterfly Kisses (despite Covid)
Not much about the last eight months has been predictable except that nothing will be predictable for a while. Plans have been torched,...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Oct 29, 20203 min read
God is Not a Helicopter Parent
I have fallen away from reading during this Covid season, and my writing has likewise been sketchy. My ability to concentrate is reduced...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Oct 4, 20204 min read
Defy Covid by Adventuring Close to Home
There is no reason you can't have fun AND be safe. You don't have to go far for an adventure!
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 23, 20203 min read
Words Matter. Write a Letter
One of my best childhood toys was a real mailbox installed on a short post next to the sandbox. I loved playing postman and delivering...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Jan 20, 20205 min read
A Dog's Passing: planning ahead
Nothing quite prepares you for the loss of a beloved dog. What to do and planning ahead can make it easier. Most of all, listen to your dog
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Feb 13, 20192 min read
The Postcard Connection
In her 90’s, Mom was fading and craving connections with her children and grandchildren. When her first grandchild became a father, she...
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