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	<title>Cindy La Ferle's Home Office &#187; relationships</title>
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		<title>Soul sisters</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2010/07/soul-sisters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a  sister?&#8221;  ~Alice Walker
A dear friend of mine is undergoing cancer surgery this week. It&#8217;s the kind of surgery I can&#8217;t imagine having to face, and while my friend is handling it with grace and courage, my heart is breaking for her.
She&#8217;s part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enchanted April</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2010/04/enchanted-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every spring is the only spring &#8212; a perpetual astonishment.&#8221; &#8212; Ellis Peters
Who doesn&#8217;t love an early spring? This year, at least in Michigan, April has been unseasonably kind and beautiful. Our daffs and tulips are blooming, and best of all, moods are lifting as we spend more time outdoors.
But I can&#8217;t let the month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got secrets?</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/got-secrets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a culture, I see us presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, and sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.&#8221; &#8212; Shelley Berman
Last week I told 325 friends on Facebook that our bedroom in this old house is torn apart for remodeling and looks like a mess. Later that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holy matrimony!</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2009/05/holy-matrimony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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&#8220;Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.&#8221; &#8212; Dr. Joyce Brothers
Here comes the bride &#8212; and there goes the family&#8217;s life savings. Over the years, I&#8217;ve watched newly engaged couples spend months selecting elaborate floral arrangements, inspecting menus from caterers, auditioning professional musicians, and outfitting enough bridal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midlife and friendship</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2009/04/midlife-and-friendship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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&#8220;My father used to say that when you die, if you&#8217;ve got five real friends, then you&#8217;ve had a good life.&#8221; &#8212; Lee Iacocca
By the time we turn 50, we&#8217;ve established a complex social network of neighbors, friends, relatives, coworkers, and colleagues. At some point during midlife, we begin to reconsider some of those relationships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea time</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2009/02/tea-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea. &#8212; Ralph Waldo Emerson (Letters)
Lately I&#8217;ve noticed a lot of magazine articles touting the medicinal wonders of tea, but I don&#8217;t need to be persuaded. While I still rely on strong black coffee for my morning jump-start, I&#8217;m primed for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black hole relationships</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2009/02/black-hole-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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&#8220;It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.&#8221; &#8212; Oscar Wilde 
When my son was a child, I often volunteered to help at his small parochial school. I supervised Valentine&#8217;s Day parties, traced Halloween pumpkins, carpooled for field trips, and baked countless cookies for fundraisers. In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The year in rear view</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2008/12/the-year-in-rear-view/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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&#8220;Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each year find you a better person.&#8221; &#8212; Benjamin Franklin
I stopped making New Year&#8217;s resolutions a long time ago. They rarely stick &#8212; and only serve to throw me into a vicious cycle of guilt, remorse, and self-contempt for the better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday peace</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2008/12/holiday-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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&#8220;If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as work.&#8221; &#8212; William Shakespeare.
I love the small breathing space between Christmas Day and New Year&#8217;s Eve. As much as I enjoy shopping and cooking for family and dear friends, I also appreciate the chance to steal some quiet time to reflect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeing my free time</title>
		<link>http://www.laferle.com/2008/12/freeing-my-free-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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&#8220;Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?&#8221; &#8212; Mary Oliver
So, I asked a newly retired newspaper columnist if she&#8217;s planning to start a blog &#8212; especially now that her work isn&#8217;t appearing regularly in print. I&#8217;ve admired her beautiful writing for a long time, I told [...]]]></description>
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