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Rollerskating mistakes in junior high
When I was in junior high, roller-skating was all the rage. It was a fad all over, and there were even magazines devoted to skating, ...
Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Author at LaGrange Daily News - Page 2 of 3
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Not everything comes as advertised
I was around 20 when a shaving contraption called an “Epilady” came out. It was a time-saving, nick-free, no-need-for-water way to go from forested to ...
by Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Friday, August 18, 2017 11:38 pm
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Remembering a special, old gentleman
A little over a year ago, I visited the local shelter with a friend to meet an elderly border collie that was housed there.
by Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Friday, August 11, 2017 7:28 pm
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Saving a lost chicken from disaster
I don’t blame the lady for thinking I was nuts. After all, it’s not every day that a person finds someone stretched out in a parking ...
by Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Friday, August 4, 2017 9:32 pm
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Treasured reading
The book that mama handed to me one summer’s evening when the shadows were growing long and I was putting up a fuss about going ...
by Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Friday, July 28, 2017 10:03 pm
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Memories from a first, and last ride
When I was 10, Daddy got an old bike from a co-worker and brought it home to me. Seventy-five percent of it was covered in ...
by Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Friday, July 14, 2017 8:20 pm
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Showing hubby I know best on the water
I want a kayak. Not just any kayak, but a shiny pink one with a matching oar that will help me whoosh gracefully through the ...
by Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Friday, July 7, 2017 8:36 pm
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Small gestures go a long way
I’m not a morning person. I don’t open my eyes before the sun comes up, and if I must rise with the chickens I stumble ...
by Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Friday, June 30, 2017 11:50 pm
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Muttley the cussing cartoon dog
When Brother and I were little kids, we loved to spend Friday nights with Grandmaw. Any night was good, but she had a tv and ...
by Pepper Ellis Hagebak, Friday, June 23, 2017 6:40 pm
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Helping those who don’t want our help
Hubby and I were driving home last weekend when we saw an old turtle ambling his way across a busy four-lane highway just outside of ...