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Through a Fresh Window

I was riding down a hill in order to get to the designated bike path. My pedal assist requires only a few rotations to make it down a…

5 min readJul 22, 2022

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Through a Fresh Window

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Today My Dog is Dying

I had a piece to post for today.

4 min readMay 27, 2022

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A Spectrum of Mother

Motherhood as a Lifestyle Choice

6 min read1 day ago

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A Spectrum of Mother

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Thank you for taking the time and for your kind words!

1 min read5 days ago

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An Unlikely Gardener

I ordered my Deluxe Pollinator Garden one night when the birds were chatty, the scotch was handy, and the house seemed bare. The first…

6 min readMay 3, 2024

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An Unlikely Gardener

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Aloha and Maholo

A Worthy Journey

7 min readApr 12, 2024

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Aloha and Maholo

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Maya Bird

An Aunt’s Love

5 min readApr 5, 2024

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Solo Performance

My empty nest got emptier while my husband left town on business for a week. It was just me, the dogs, the birds and the trees. The…

5 min readMar 22, 2024

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Solo Performance

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Twenty something years ago, I was sitting in a living room with an infant.

“You only have to be good enough,” my therapist told me. It was wonderful advice, but I didn’t ever feel good enough about anything. And it…

5 min readMar 15, 2024

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Twenty something years ago, I was sitting in a living room with an infant.

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Flying Through Fear

This week found us on a walk through history at the Museum of Flight on Boeing’s campus outside of Seattle. We were there to see my son’s…

6 min readMar 1, 2024

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Flying Through Fear

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Kate Shaffar

Kate Shaffar

Welcome to the KATE CHRONICLES, where humor meets neuroses and finds a voice. Empty nesting in Western MA; chronicling as much as I can while the sky falls.

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