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Softball, a Pickle, and a Lesson in Perseverance

by Nikki Gastineauupdated on January 2, 2022August 9, 2020

My daughter Kaitlyn is playing on a travel softball team this summer. It is her first foray into travel sports and let’s just say that the season has been less than spectacular. The team has won a few games, but …

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A Day for All Kinds of Hearts

by sassynikupdated on January 6, 2022February 14, 2019

Valentine’s Day is celebrated with candy hearts and cards, but there are a group of families in Parkland, Florida that will forever remember it as the day that their loved ones, 14 of them students, died. I couldn’t help but …

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A Tragedy, a Gift, and a Reminder to Breathe

by sassynikupdated on January 6, 2022January 31, 2019

On this last day of January, I thought I would share my thoughts on the New Year, the gift that is my daughter, and how the two led me to a few non-resolution resolutions for 2019.

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Don’t Stop, Just Slow Down

by Nikki Gastineauupdated on January 6, 2022November 11, 2018

My daughter is a powerhouse of intellect, wry humor, and so much natural athletic ability that it sometimes doesn’t seem fair. In her short lifetime, she has played soccer, volleyball, basketball, and softball. One week into the new school year …

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Aunt Carole and The Gift of Laughter

by sassynikupdated on January 6, 2022September 1, 20183 Comments on Aunt Carole and The Gift of Laughter

My aunt Carole died on this weekend 30 years ago. She was on a return trip home, likely from the grocery store, when the car she was driving slammed into the back of a truck. She was nearly home. Carole …

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Anthony Bourdain and the Shadowed Places

by sassynikupdated on January 6, 2022June 24, 2018

I sat in stunned silence when I heard that Anthony Bourdain was dead. The silence quickly transitioned to tears that flowed for the remainder of the day. As I cried at the breakfast table my lovely man looked at me …

  • My great-grandmother, Matilda Rice Logan Parson, looking like she stepped out of the pages of a book on strong Appalachian women. Actually, she’d fit pretty well there. #appalchianwomen #kentuckywoman #familyarchives #oldfamilyphotos #familyphotos #photosfromthe40s #loganfamily #geneaology #parsonfamily
  • Spring comes late to Michigan but I like to think that it makes us enjoy its arrival that much more.
  • We pretended like it was the after times and had brunch for the first time in more than a year and, damn, it was good. @savas_ann_arbor we missed you and your gorgeous bar!
  • Today was windy paths through quiet woods. Always my favorite. #cityoasis #huronriver
  • #lakemichigansunset #puremichigan
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