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I know.
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Tina Polito
Where'd you go, CAMJ? Five signs it's time to restart China Ate My Jeans.
First sign: The pile staring up at me in my writing room.
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Tina Polito

November 2017

Kentucky: Pop Tarts and Post-it Notes. Baseball Bats and Disco Balls. But wait, there's more...
...the whole blue valley spread out before us, and the monastery and all the barns and gardens standing amid the trees below us under a big blue sweep…
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Tina Polito

October 2017

Kansas: There's no place like home...
--Guest Blog Post By Suzanne Parsons
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Tina Polito
Iowa: If you build it, workers will come.
John Kinsella: Is this heaven?
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Tina Polito
Simple Sorrows, Simple Joys
Autumn returned like an old friend.
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Tina Polito

May 2017

50 in 50: Indiana: Popcorn and Movies from America's Heartland
Couldn't resist sharing Jim Gaffigan's humorous take on Indiana (above).
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Tina Polito
50 in 50: Illinois. Land of Lincoln. And Really Cool Hats.
I adore Chicago.
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50 in 50: Idaho: Cousin Peg to the Rescue
I'm late, I'm late For a very important date.
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Tina Polito

April 2017

50 in 50: Hawaii: Aloha, Let's Chat
"Hawaii is not a state of mind but a state of grace." --Paul Theroux A-list travel writer Paul Theroux--author of a dozen-plus travel books and over 28…
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Tina Polito
50 in 50: Georgia on My Mind. Green Jackets, Blue Jeans, Pink Plastic Shoes.
Family Day at the Dublin Woolen Mill, 1954 (Source: Pieces of...Our Past) My Father loved the 'Woolen Mill', it was his life.
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Tina Polito

March 2017

50 in 50: Florida: Rifle Paper Company
Rain threatens once more here in already-soggy Nor Cal.
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Tina Polito
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