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Dixie Frantz

May 27, 20222 min read

Graduation

Today reminds me of the day Mimi "graduated" from high school. It was late May, 2006. In Texas, those in public school special education...

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Dixie Frantz

Apr 21, 20224 min read

The time I was on Mimi's "List"

For almost 25 years, I wrote a humor column for several local community newspapers. It was about a slice of life in the suburbs of...

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Dixie Frantz

Apr 6, 20221 min read

Time to Self-Publish!

Mimi worked so hard to learn all her life. Some of her many elementary school activities involved pegs of different sizes, coins,...

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Dixie Frantz

Feb 8, 20221 min read

A Texas girl loved horses

I discovered Mimi's love for horses the first year she attended summer camp. It was the mid-90's and camps for someone like Mimi were...

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Dixie Frantz

Dec 23, 20211 min read

The reason for the season

I watched It's a Wonderful Life (the black and white version) starring Jimmy Stewart last night and, as usual, cried at the end when the...

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Dixie Frantz

Oct 30, 20211 min read

Halloween Giveaway Winner Announced!

Thanks so much to my lovely new AND amazing vintage blog subscribers! I adore the concept of giveaways. There will be others! Before...

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Dixie Frantz

Oct 23, 20211 min read

A Halloween Giveaway for You ... BOO!

I recently came across this adorable children's book The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt. It was written by Riel Nason and illustrated by...

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Dixie Frantz

Oct 12, 20212 min read

My Heart is all "A Flutter"

In 2013, Mimi modeled a quilt I made which was then donated to The Village Learning Center for their annual fundraising gala. Gosh ......

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Dixie Frantz

Sep 10, 20211 min read

Worth a Thousand Words

The old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" is so true. For the upcoming book, I recently scanned a bunch of family photos. It...

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Dixie Frantz

Jun 27, 20212 min read

The Elusive Book Title

Initially, I imagined the title for Mimi’s book would be An Angel Lived Among Us. I always thought of her as “my little angel,” so it...

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Dixie Frantz

Jun 22, 20212 min read

The Writing Journey So Far

After Mimi and Rick passed away, I read a lot of grief books. Nothing helped, so instead I decided to write one. I have since learned...

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Dixie Frantz

Jun 14, 20212 min read

Why I Wrote A Joyful Embrace

Another reason for writing A Joyful Embrace was to somehow deal with my intense grief. I had great family and friend support, but I was a...

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Dixie Frantz

Jun 8, 20211 min read

So, I Wrote a Book...

So, I wrote a book. For about a year, my fingertips flew over the computer keyboard. I started frantically typing a few months after my...

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