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Country Cupboard

Daphne Ross has been writing her column Country Cupboard for 17 years. She lives in Plain Township, on five acres of God's country with her husband of 30 years, Ronni, college-graduate daughter April, and Triway/WCSCC senior Mason. First published at age 13, her love of writing faithfully continues every week, with another column for The Bargain Hunter family.


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My mailbox is hungry, I should feed another
Published: May 20, 2013

It's a simple thing, writing a letter. A few minutes of time will bring great joy to another. Feed a mailbox today.

Nicknames vary Just call me friend
Published: May 13, 2013

I have been called many things in my lifetime, nicknames outgrown and nicknames everlasting, but I will always answer to Friend.

The room is so much smaller
Published: May 06, 2013

Small town life stays with you wherever your grown-up life takes you. The town gets bigger, but the rooms are so much smaller.

I remember playing outside
Published: April 29, 2013

Remember the nights when you didn't want to go inside for a bath, for bed and sometimes not even for dinner? Ten more minutes was never enough to satisfy our day of play.

Good neighbors aren’t always just next door
Published: April 22, 2013

There is much we can do for our neighbors when a need presents itself. Opening your heart and your landscape to include a wide range of neighbors is a benefit to all of us, even ourselves.

A happy morning begins my happy day
Published: April 15, 2013

We all know not to go to bed mad, it not only deprives you of a well-rested sleep it can void your day of a happy morning. I prefer a happy goodnight dear.

Doing the ten minute task tackle
Published: April 01, 2013

Finding time to shorten our spring cleaning to-do list is often interrupted by other warm weather duties; hanging the hammock, hosing off the lawn chairs, and lighting the gas grill. Darn.

The truest colors are poppin’
Published: March 25, 2013

Who isn't anxious for a change in the weather? Who isn't in need of a new palette? May the freshest air fill your lungs, and may the brightest colors please your spring vision.

Have you heard the signs?
Published: March 18, 2013

We all want to wake up from this long winter¿s nap. When the birds sing and the alarms bark, we will be notified.

A gift with an A-plus grade
Published: March 11, 2013

School subjects have changed over the decades, some have been dropped, others restructured. A good foundation is built on the basics, do they still exist?



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