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Down for the Count, Digging for Dreams
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation I’ve been down for the count this week – the second casualty in our house to whatever bug’s been making…
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If You See Me Watching the Road Crew…
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation I was driving through Franklin the other day and passed a stretch of roadwork. There was a big excavator parked…
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Set Back, Still Moving Forward
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation With how much I’ve been going on about heavy equipment over the last several weeks, you’d be forgiven for thinking…
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From Soggy Bottom to Something Better
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation If you know me, you know I have a hard time sitting still. So, of course, as soon as I…
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Small Miracles and Happy Accidents
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation This summer hasn’t just been about things breaking down (belts, bolts, my patience…), but even more it’s been about what…
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The Humility of Heavy Equipment
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Here’s a confession: until this summer, I had never driven a skid loader in my life. Not a little one,…
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What Breaks First?
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Last week I told you how I finally got the skid loader humming again. But, honestly, the story of just…
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Just Enough Knowledge to Be Dangerous
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation After July’s adventures in mud and malfunctions, you’d be forgiven for thinking the hardest part for me was blindly feeling…
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Everything Hurts and Nothing Works (Except Maybe My Skid Loader)
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation I said we’d be back in August. And here we are! Just… maybe not quite the way I imagined. Why…
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It’s What Comes Next
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation The demolition work inside Seneca Plaza’s smaller building is almost complete – and the transformation is already spectacular! The previously…
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Where the Echo Still Lingers: Part Two
By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Two weeks ago, we asked a simple question: Where are your memories held? We asked for your moments, your places,…
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Where the Echo Still Lingers
If you’ve ever had a flat tire, a busted mower, or a car that made a noise no one could quite diagnose… there’s a good…