Dee Dee Chumley

Gems and Gimcracks...For Young Women of All Ages

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Dee Dee: Hello, and thanks for visiting my blog! What started as a way to promote my debut novel BEYOND THE FARTHEST STAR (see below) has gone, as with so many projects in my life, in an entirely new direction. Now my blog is a means of sharing some of my discoveries and reflections about life, with occasional useless observations thrown in. I hope you find among my posts a few "gems"--thought-provoking ideas--and some "gimcracks"--silly trifles to make you laugh (or at least chuckle).

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