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Delores Topliff

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Delores Topliff is from Washington State near the Columbia River where she wanted to operate a houseboat library for residents without books. That and the entry of a Japanese submarine into the Columbia during WWII inspired her debut novel, Books Afloat. She married a Canadian so enjoys U.S. and Canadian citizenships. She teaches online for the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, Minnesota near her two doctor sons and families. She brags on five amazing grandchildren and is something she didn’t think she’d be—a snowbird dividing her year between Minnesota and Northeastern Mississippi, staying busy both places writing, speaking, and teaching. She loves her grandchildren and travel. Find blogs, books, and more at delorestopliff.com and on Fa ...more

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Average rating: 4.27 · 243 ratings · 96 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wilderness Wife 4.42 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Cookies Mysteries: An Anthology Inspired by The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Cookies Album by Patricia Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Beth Pugh (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), M.M. Chouinard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.86 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Books Afloat (Columbia River Undercurrents #1) 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Tree Wars 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strong Currents 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Traveling Grandma's Guide to Israel: Adventures, Wit, and Wisdom 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whoosh: A True Story 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woodsy, The Wonder Bear by Delores Topliff (Goodreads Author), Pamela Yeung (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Chief and Ogopogo it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Big Chief and The Bear Hunt it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Keeping me out of the Hoosegow

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I said it without forethought and then wondered where the term comes from, since I have friends doing it.

Hoosegow is an American slang term for jail or prison. It’s the anglicized spelling of the Mexican-Spanish word juzgado (meaning a courtroom or tribunal), and I want to stay out of one.

On Monday, June 8th, I had a routine visit to establish care with a new primary care physic

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Delores Topliff wrote a new blog post Keeping me out of the Hoosegow I said it without forethought and then wondered where the term comes from, since I have friends doing it.Hoosegow is an American slang term for jail Read more of this blog post »
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Delores Topliff rated a book it was amazing My Years in Papua New Guinea by Dean E. Moore	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Engaging. Good storytelling and color photos.
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Delores Topliff rated a book it was amazing Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle (The Country Nurse #1) by Mary J. MacLeod	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Excellent and sensitive job of capturing the landscape, natural world, local people, and challenges and triumphs. I am so glad to have found this series.
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Delores Topliff rated a book really liked it Growing on the Same Vine A Study on the Fruit of the Spirit by Cheryl K. Kunz	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Author Cheryl K. Kunz has drawn from years of personal study to present wisdom she has gleaned from her own Bible research on the fruit of the spirit along with insights gained during her own Christian walk. She offers help and encouragement for oth ...more
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Delores Topliff rated a book it was amazing But There Were Signs by Georgia Curtis Ling (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Delores Topliff rated a book it was amazing Match Made in Mayhem (Grit & Grace Book 1) by Claire O'Sullivan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
We can count on O'Sullivan for fast-paced action w/ complex, interesting characters and some of the cleverest dialogue repartee in fiction. The psychology and forensics are also some of the best written anywhere today. I'm glad I discovered her. This ...more
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