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Elizabeth Blackwell, Pay Day Loans and LivingSocial

April 15, 2013by Val Sanford 1 Comment

  My personal inbox is overrun with offers to save me money, offers for me to spend money, pleas for contributions, the normal amount of SPAM.  Buried in the dozens […]

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Family, friendship, Genealogy, women

The Judge

July 31, 2011by Val Sanford Leave a comment

“Well hi Val,” was the typical greeting from Sam as he would wander up the stairs from watching baseball to find me sitting with his daughter. “Hi Sam.  How are […]

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Death, Family, General, grief
Scattered Light by Jim Campbell

On Being A Minnesotan

June 5, 2011by Val Sanford 1 Comment

I like Minnesota.  St. Paul reminds me of Portland with its river front park, winding tree-lined streets, old homes and quirky neighborhoods bustling with restaurants, shops and art galleries.  And […]

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Art, Family, Travel
Elam Sanford 1815-1881

First Female Post Mistress Family Myth Debunked

May 11, 2011by Val Sanford 3 Comments

Well, I got caught up in the excitement of family legend and made the rookie mistake of believing something my relative told me.  DOH!  Yesterday I spent the whole day […]

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Family, General, women

Not being home for the holidays.

December 20, 2009by Val Sanford Leave a comment

I love Christmas.  Or so I think.  But when I come to Los Angeles to see my family and friends, it no longer feels like the holiday I love.  There’s […]

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Family, friendship, General

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Do a little more of that work which you have sometimes confessed to be good, which you feel that society and your justest judge rightly demands of you. Do what you reprove yourself for not doing. Know that you are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with yourself without reason. Let me say to you and to myself in one breath, Cultivate the tree which you have found to bear fruit in your soil. - Henry David Thoreau

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