Accidental Artist
I’m not an artist. Ask my seventh-grade teacher, who gave me a C in art. My worst subjects in school were art and choir, followed by...
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suzannenorquist
May 22, 20192 min read
1880 Colorado Oyster Craze
In the late 1800’s everyone was eating fresh oysters, even in Colorado. And I’m not talking Rocky Mountain Oysters, which would be...
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suzannenorquist
May 15, 20192 min read
Tunneling to the Wild Side
One of the perks of being a novelist is that I can go exploring and call it research. I need to research a lot of things. For a decade, I...
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suzannenorquist
May 8, 20193 min read
How Small Is A Small Town?
“I grew up in a small town of 100,000 people.” That’s what a Chinese co-worker told me as I complained about squeezing onto a crowded...
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suzannenorquist
May 1, 20192 min read
Love Your Coffee? Thank A Baby Goat
That’s right. Legend has it that goats played a primary role in the discovery of coffee. Not necessarily baby goats, but it could have...
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suzannenorquist
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Fifteen Years to Overnight Success
Success never happens overnight, no matter how much I imagine it does. Reality competitions like the Idol shows and the Talent shows...
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suzannenorquist
Apr 17, 20192 min read
Historic Social Media Tidbits
It’s been a while since I’ve posted fun tidbits from historic Colorado newspapers. My daughter/blog editor pointed this out. I’d almost...
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suzannenorquist
Apr 10, 20192 min read
Supermom in the Land of Mañana
Supermom. That was me. In fact, it was all the women in my social circle. We worked, raised kids, hosted birthday parties, volunteered at...
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suzannenorquist
Apr 3, 20192 min read
Drying My Hair With Vacuum Exhaust
As I researched inventions of the 1920’s, I learned that before hair dryers were invented, women used the exhaust end of the vacuum...
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suzannenorquist
Mar 27, 20192 min read
My First Piano Recital –The Little Kids And Me
Last month I performed in my very first piano recital—the little kids and me. I knew what to expect because my daughter took piano...
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suzannenorquist
Mar 20, 20192 min read
Cake For Breakfast
If I want to give my husband a treat, I cook eggs and sausage for dinner. Breakfast-for-dinner has always been a favorite for my family....
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suzannenorquist
Mar 13, 20192 min read
I Love A Party
. . . product party, that is. A friend from church invited me to her essential oils party. My reply, “I don’t know anything about...
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suzannenorquist
Mar 6, 20192 min read
I’ll Take The Modest Hotel
Modestly priced hotels usually include hot breakfast, free wi-fi, parking, and an onsite, coin-op washing machine. Why do the fancy...
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suzannenorquist
Feb 27, 20192 min read
Glad To Be Replaced By Technology
In recent times technology has replaced people in the performance of mundane tasks, and I’m glad for it. I don’t want to do those jobs...
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suzannenorquist
Feb 20, 20192 min read
Not More Laundry!
Every day there’s another set of dirty clothes. It never ends. As a working mom, I developed my own laundry strategies. My mother...
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suzannenorquist
Feb 13, 20192 min read
It Takes A Year
They say you should date someone for a year before you marry them. See what they’re like through all the seasons, holidays, and moods. It...
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suzannenorquist
Feb 6, 20192 min read
Going Old School with Amazon
I love modern life where I can order anything on Amazon. I mean anything. But Amazon’s just a catalog company, and catalog shopping has...
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suzannenorquist
Jan 30, 20192 min read
Don’t Get Rid Of That Tiny Ketchup Packet
The other night at supper, we ran out of hot sauce. My husband said, “That’s okay. We have the leftover packets from Taco Bell.” After...
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suzannenorquist
Jan 23, 20192 min read
What Is It About Gardens?
I love parks and gardens, although I’m not patient enough to grow flowers or vegetables myself. I gave up on indoor plants years ago,...
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suzannenorquist
Jan 16, 20192 min read
Historical Research – Not For The Fainthearted
Research is part of the fun in writing historical novels. For me it’s often an excuse to go on a rabbit trail—in other words, “squirrel!”...
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