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A Homestead in the Making

March 3, 2021 Candice GageLeave a comment

It's been a busy six months since my last blog update. After years of planning and hoping, our dream of a family homestead is about to become a reality. My parents, siblings (and their families), and I are on the brink of a new adventure -- and I cannot wait to begin! We sold two… Continue reading A Homestead in the Making →

Posted in LifeTagged Homesteading

Them Hills

August 10, 2019 Candice GageLeave a comment

I presented this piece at the State of the Ozarks Writers Artists Night earlier this summer. It was an honor to be a part of the event, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to tell a little of my great-grandmother's story. “Why’d you want to move to them hills?” Grammy’s dark brown eyes crinkled with… Continue reading Them Hills →

Posted in LifeTagged Ozarks

One a Penny, Two a Penny, Hot Cross Buns!

March 31, 2018May 11, 2020 Candice GageLeave a comment

Hot-cross buns! Hot-cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot-cross buns! If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons; One a penny, two a penny, Hot-cross buns! I grew up on the Mother Goose rhyme. I sang it as a girl, skipping through a world as sweet as the sticky buns I… Continue reading One a Penny, Two a Penny, Hot Cross Buns! →

Posted in LifeTagged Christianity, church

Wandering 2017: Across the Wide Missouri

July 26, 2017March 12, 2019 Candice GageLeave a comment

We drove out of Them Hills yesterday, as my Grammy used to call the Ozark mountains long after she had left them for good. We went north, driving until the waves of rock became ripples of earth, until the tangled forests gave way to rows of corn and soy. Crossing the Missouri River on Highway… Continue reading Wandering 2017: Across the Wide Missouri →

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The Wordless Year

January 31, 2017March 31, 2020 Candice GageLeave a comment

When 2016 began, I didn't intend to take a year off writing. But I did. As each month folded in on itself, I simply lost the will to fight my mounting writer's block. The year 2015 had been difficult, ushering unexpected changes into the path I thought I was meant to be walking. Plans faded.… Continue reading The Wordless Year →

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