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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1985
Page
5
A reminiscence on patience and untangling small woes. The narrator recalls a mother with saintlike calm who fixed tangled things while humming, contrasting with common pet peeves from botched checks to late arrivals and insincere compliments, reflecting on charity and judgment.
A memoir excerpt recalls Arlene Webster remaking patience under her mother’s steady calm. She remembers 1940s drives in a Model A with friends to ice cream parlors and watching ships at the Cape Cod Canal. Rain annoyances are softened by a mother’s stance that not everything goes as planned.
A reflective essay on repainting a 1966 Mustang reveals anxious skies after rust and dents reappear. The author laments constant fear of parking lot dings and the loss of everyday car comfort, preferring practicality over beauty while recalling a father’s pragmatic wisdom.
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