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A A McRae

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Welcome Autumn!

Now let’s bake up some pumpkin!

Sep 22, 2024

a vector drawing of a happy 1940s mama and two jolly 10-year-old boys baking lots of pumpkin treats in a homey kitche

Sep 22, 2024

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Autumn, oh Autumn, are you on the way?

This season in the swamp has been unseasonably rainy. It is almost always hot and humid in the swamp — but we’ve been having record…

Sep 15, 2024

A 39 year-old woman with sweat drops rolling down her face on the dock of a cypress swamp while dreaming of colorful autumn leaves

Sep 15, 2024

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Today I will focus on the small.

At the start of every school year, there’s a lot of hustling and blundering as we try to find balance.

Sep 8, 2024

Today I will focus on the small.

Sep 8, 2024

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Weekend Wonder

This morning seems special.

Aug 11, 2024

An egg cracked into a sizzling pan on a counter top scattered with vegetables

Aug 11, 2024

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What are you doing to stay cool this June?

This month is one of the hottest on record where I live.

Jun 23, 2024

What are you doing to stay cool this June?

Jun 23, 2024

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My son was born on Father’s Day.

10 years ago.

Jun 16, 2024

a realistic vector drawing of a smiling man with dark black hair and horn-rimmed glasses and casual clothes staring down at his newborn light-haired son against a pale green background

Jun 16, 2024

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We’re back and the kids have a new scheme.

Making tea blends! A few months ago they wanted to grow a tea garden, and now they’d like to make their own blends.

Jun 9, 2024

a vector drawing of bone china tea cup and saucer with Victorian illustration of a ripe strawberry on it against a pale pink background

Jun 9, 2024

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I Miss Snow

This is likely not a popular opinion. Especially in May. My folks, who live where the weather is cold about 60% of the year are cringing…

May 19, 2024

I Miss Snow

May 19, 2024

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When Grandma sees the new haircut…

She’s shocked! Her firstborn grandson’s gone rogue.

May 14, 2024

When Grandma sees the new haircut…

May 14, 2024

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What do I do when my kid asks me for a summer haircut?

I throw on his panda-print barber cape and grab the clippers.

May 12, 2024

May 12, 2024

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A A McRae

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I am a teacher, parent, cookie-baking experimenter, library enthusiast, and all-around bookworm. Twitter and Instagram: @aamcraewrites

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