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Florence Ditlow

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Florence Ditlow

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, The United States
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I joined readers here to describe my work and create an avenue to connect with readers who enjoy the history of women, an uplifting story of survival through WWll, the activity of baking and finding the joy in our unique existence.
I was compelled to write The Bakery Girls about the same time my mother died, when I focused on valuable, ingenious, whimsical things I had learned from her. Gradually it occurred to me that The Bakery Girls story was an important piece of what Tom Brokaw called “the greatest generation.” Their work, education and relationships were culturally “iced” with remarkable politics, music, travel and slang.
Life is something like baking because you have a choice of your favorite ingredients, combine them tastefully, obser
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Satire as an Election Balm

I continue to endure the pressured pre-election build up, in which the concerns of the population are often manipulated by the media. I’ve been on a strict news diet, excepting the political convention coverage via internet, and the first presidential debate. I have no television or cell phone, using my computer. Freedom from these devices and toxic news allows me to lose stress and gain clarity. Read more of this blog post »
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Published on October 03, 2016 12:44 Tags: election-2016, humor, satire, stress
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“Through enjoyment we endure.”
Florence Ditlow

“When you celebrate, there is sure to be cake."
Florence Ditlow, in "The Bakery Girls.”
Florence Ditlow, The Bakery Girls

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“Great balls of fire. Don't bother me anymore, and don't call me sugar.”
Margaret Mitchell

“Through enjoyment we endure.”
Florence Ditlow

“It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly, a shot rang out! A door slammed. The maid screamed. Suddenly, a pirate ship appeared on the horizon! While millions of people were starving, the king lived in luxury. Meanwhile, on a small farm in Kansas, a boy was growing up.”
Charles M. Schulz, It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, Snoopy

“When you celebrate, there is sure to be cake."
Florence Ditlow, in "The Bakery Girls.”
Florence Ditlow, The Bakery Girls

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
Benjamin Franklin

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...April 30, 2012 to May 30, 2012 Join a lively discussion about baking. The Bakery Girls deliver delicious desserts to Harrisburg, PA, between the wo ...more
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