Leslie Barker

Leslie Barker is a native of Dallas and has been writing ever since she can remember. Most of her career was as a staff writer at the Dallas Morning News, covering primarily health and fitness. You can follow Leslie on her blog at: www.aglassoflemonade.blogspot.com.

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Health & Well-Being

Leslie BarkerFebruary 27, 2025

Forest Bathing

When was the last time you went outside for a reason other than to add to your step count, walk…
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Life & Lifestyle

Leslie BarkerDecember 31, 2024

Tom Wolf: Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame

Tom Wolf has been swimming so long that he can hardly remember when he didn’t. He learned at the insistence…
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Life & Lifestyle

Leslie BarkerOctober 31, 2024

Rebecka Evans

For many a cooking mortal, merely deciding what to fix for dinner can be unnerving. And then there’s Rebecka Evans. …
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Life & Lifestyle

Leslie BarkerSeptember 1, 2024

Marilyn Bishkin

Photographs by: Marilyn Bishkin Years ago, when people told her about their love for birding, Marilyn Bishkin smiled, a little…
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Arts & Entertainment

Leslie BarkerMay 1, 2024

Tom Hoitsma

The 2019 North Dallas tornado made artist Tom Hoitsma think about the courage, strength, and tenacity it takes to be…
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Health & Well-Being

Leslie BarkerApril 8, 2024

Kim and David McDavid

An Enduring Love While Living with Alzheimer’s Photos By: Kim Leeson ~ You can hear the love in David McDavid’s…
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Life & Lifestyle

Leslie BarkerFebruary 29, 2024

Kim Leeson

Photos by Kim Leeson. Kim Leeson was always her mother’s “nature child.” As the oldest of four sisters, she cherishes…
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Life & Lifestyle

Leslie BarkerJanuary 5, 2024

Skinny Leg Tribe Founder Kimberly Scott: Standing Tall

Kimberly Scott has skinny legs. There, she’s said it: loud, proud, and not embarrassed in the slightest. And if you…
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Arts & Entertainment

Leslie BarkerNovember 1, 2023

Judy Collins: I’ve Looked At Life From Both Sides Now

If you have heard Judy Collins sing even once in the last 65 years — in person, on an album,…
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Arts & Entertainment

Leslie BarkerOctober 27, 2023

Native Texan Sandy Duncan on Life, Love, and Her Career

Endearing, Inspiring, and Still Persevering ~ Maybe Sandy Duncan holds our hearts because, after thousands of performances on TV, in…
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Arts & Entertainment

Leslie BarkerSeptember 8, 2023

CJ Miller Explores Emotions Through Art

In his work as an abstract artist, CJ Miller has learned to listen. He has learned that setting an intention…
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Topics & Perspectives

Leslie BarkerMay 1, 2023

GARY LEE PRICE: Sculpting Spirit into Bronze Statues

Gary Lee Price wants you to sit a spell. To take a load off your feet. To sidle up on…
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In the Garden

Leslie BarkerFebruary 28, 2023

Pollinator Gardens—Where Native Plants, Butterflies, and Bees Thrive

Welcome, spring. Welcome, sunshine. Welcome, sweet smells of the season: Of honeysuckle; of dark, lush, fertile soil; of mint and…
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Health & Well-Being

Leslie BarkerFebruary 12, 2023

Not Every Moment Can Be a 10

And That’s OK! We are all, I venture to guess, harder on ourselves than we need to be. We look…
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Topics & Perspectives

Leslie BarkerDecember 30, 2022

More Than Just Cookies!

Jennifer Bartkowski, CEO, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. Photos by Kim Leeson. Through Girl Scouts, Jennifer Bartkowski learned how to make…
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Health & Well-Being

Leslie BarkerDecember 12, 2022

Exercise, Wisdom, and Doing Your Best

In this crazy world of ours, we tend to not settle for anything but the best. We want the reddest…
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