Category: Inspiration
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Flower of the Lily
A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is. Jiddu Krishnamurti When my sister sent me an Etsy gift card for my birthday and told me to find something French, I didn’t have to look long. I put her card together with one from my husband and…
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Flowers and Books
How to be happy when you are miserable. Plant Japanese poppies with cornflowers and mignonette, and bed out the petunias among the sweet peas so that they shall scent each other. See the sweet peas coming up. Drink very good tea out of a thin Worcester cup of a color between apricot and pink. Rumer…
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A Legacy
Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. Shannon Alder A couple of days ago my husband told me one of his employees asked him if I had been a model. He wondered why and she said, I walked like…
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Living to the Best of Your Ability
Spring at the Denver Botanic Gardens Few of us will ever rise to the heights of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. We may never reach the pinnacle of our career we had hoped for. In fact if we are retired, that ship might have sailed long ago.This isn’t about that. There was a time in…
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Swift Fly the Years
I stood before her asserting my age, but in truth not knowing where the years had gone or how they led to this moment. David Dabydeen I borrowed the title of today’s post from Alexander Pope. I agree with him. The years, months, weeks, days and even minutes, fly by quickly. I took this photo…
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A Book Cellar
My Book Cases Earlier this year, my friend Kathie sent me this quote. I love it, as she knew I would. A cellar of books. Perfect. Books on racks, aging for just the right moment. Do you need a reason for all those books sitting on your shelves waiting to be read and you still…
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Alterations
Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. Faith Baldwin Couture designer, Christian Dior was forced to make many adjustments during his life time. The Great Depression erased his family fortune and he became a fashion illustrator to support himself. Eventually he secured design positions in well known haute couture houses. He faced another challenge, during…
Aging with Grace 