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    Making a skating rink, and other tricks for stepping away from a work-in-progress
    February 11, 2022

    Making a skating rink, and other tricks for stepping away from a work-in-progress

    On a particularly cold Friday morning, I piled my kids in a car with snow pants and skates and a pile of books and we headed to a cottage rental. We all were desperate for a change of scenery, and I was ...

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