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Beautiful writing, Mary. I loved your descriptions of the day and the families meeting and exploring each other’s lives. Similarities and differences. Thank you for sharing this lovely story of the meeting of cultures, how alike we are and how much joy there is in our differences.

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Thank you, Virginia. Two really different cultures coming together in rural Iowa!

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Sep 15Liked by Mary Swander

What a glorious story...thank you! :)

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Sep 12Liked by Mary Swander

👍delightful

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Great column, Mary. Just another day in the Iowa countryside!

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Thanks, Chuck. And people always ask me, “Don’t you get bored in that rural isolated place?

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Marvelous! Such healthy curiosity and kindness encouraged by your presence!

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