Julie Saffrin

A First Christmas as a Paperboy

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Christmas Day is upon us and as we celebrate this beautiful season, I wish you a blessed and wonderful day of remembering the first Christmas. I also want to express my heartfelt “thank you” to everyone who has had a part in making BlessBack turn from a dream into a published book. I could not have done it without your support and encouragement. Thank you for buying the book, reading it and passing along your good words about it. Thanks to new friends both in the United States and in the United Kingdom for reading and reviewing my book. Thanks to fellow bloggers for hosting…

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Gert Saffrin’s Fantastic Pumpkin Pie

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Of the many things I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving season, close to the top of my list is Gert Saffrin’s Fantastic Pumpkin Pie recipe. Why? Because her recipe is the reason I like pumpkin pie.  As a kid, I never had a taste for it, but once in the Saffrin family, Gert’s pie won me over. Gert always served it chilled with Readi-Whip cream squirted on top. Festal Brand is the canned pumpkin you’ll need to buy. Nothing else will do. (For an interesting story about the pumpkin pie recipe of the back of a Festal Brand golden pie pumpkin can,…

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Co-Work at The Commons: An Uncommon Workplace

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“I suppose if you had to choose just one quality to have that would be it. Vitality.  ― A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House,” by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. The window signs this fall in the in-process renovation at 540 Lake Street in Excelsior, Minn., talked about a new thing coming called The Commons: An Uncommon Workplace, a new place for entrepreneurs and people who are self-employed to come together and “co-work.” Interesting concept. I’m a self-employed writer and while I love having my independence, I need the energy of being around people to stimulate my creativity,…

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What’s in Your Tickler File?

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Not long ago, I had a doctor’s appointment. Turns out it was in the building where I had my first real job. As I climbed the stairs to the office and turned the corner, memory’s eyes tricked me. Where was Brenda the receptionist, talking to clients and directing phone calls? I continued down the hall. The claims department, which housed so many of the claim examiners whose letters I transcribed, had been replaced with doors to medical offices. When I reached the end of the hallway and opened the door to where I had an appointment, I realized I was…

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