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End-of-the-Year Blues

Posted by Edith Cook on Sunday, December 27, 2015, In : Reading Life

Sometimes it seems I take one step forward and slide back two. Here I was hoping to replicate my Cheyenne veggie garden on my Wheatland property. Now something has happened that really sets me back. Someone ran into my Durango 4-wheel drive, an older car I was counting on to get me through snow drifts and muddy roads. The car is totaled, and insurance won't give me much for it. No injuries in either vehicle, thank goodness--but what am I to do, having only my little Toyota Prius left to dri...
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Sneak Preview

Posted by Edith Cook on Sunday, November 1, 2015, In : Reading Life

As promised, a sneak preview of the column I submitted to the editors of Wyoming Tribune Eagle and Casper Star Tribune for this week's publication, likely for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2014. The essay is something of a mixed bag--let's see what headlines the respective editors devise.

Driving down the road many years ago, I heard a song on the radio so arresting, I pulled over to give it my full attention. It was Roberta Flack, performing her composition, “The First Time Ever,” a paean to...

The Winds of Change--in Wyoming

Posted by Edith Cook on Sunday, April 6, 2014, In : Personal

It had to happen: I took the leap. After eight years of living here, becoming part of the community, I put my Cheyenne, WY, home on the market. I found out I can list online with ForSaleBOwner.com and signed up with the company. Since I am friends with several realtors, I’ve also alerted them that I’m willing to work with anyone who is an agent for buyer.

Once my son and family announced they were moving to Texas for professional reasons, I knew I would downsize: they’d often used my hom...

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About Me

Edith Cook

South Of Wheatland In Wyoming

Though I now live in Wyoming, I make frequent return trips to California with visits to travel club members along the way. At home I play classical guitar, enjoy gardening and cooking, and participate in group yoga. Getting together with family and friends is high on my agenda. I value people who write or make music and love it when my adult children and their offspring play their instruments, sing songs with me, or discuss what they read and write. Such gatherings help me cope with the losses in my life, which have been severe. Next year I hope to visit family in Germany.