Category: Life Style
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Friends
Sometimes you meet people and know immediately that they are meant to be your friend. Alison G. Bailey One of my favorite parts of visiting the Broadmoor Hotel is driving past these stately, row homes. I fantasize about living here. Opening the French doors, a warm, summer breeze softly blows the drapes away from the […]
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Variety
Variety is the spice of life, that gives it all it’s flavor. William Cowper You may be getting whiplash reading this if you read last week’s post. One week it’s school shootings and the next it’s planters filled with flowers. As I wrote when I began this blog, I plan to cover a variety of […]
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Retrospection
The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Robert Frost I was in my late twenties when this painting was done. Looking back, what I didn’t know could fill volumes. I can’t decide if not knowing what the future holds is a good or a bad thing. I’m sure in some instances I would have […]
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Little Things
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle As I was looking through my photos I saw this one, of miniature roses, taken a few years ago. A friend brought the flowers to me from her garden. I remember, I couldn’t stop […]
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The Times of Your Life
I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth. Ovid I heard this quote from, Metamorphoses by Ovid last week and I have been thinking about it ever since. My twenties were some […]
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A Creative Spirit
There is a creative spirit in you desiring to be free, and you may as well get out of it’s way for it will give you no peace until you do. Mary Caroline Richards I do better when I am involved in creative pursuits. Writing helps. Although, I find doing a stitchery project is another […]
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Whimsy
I’ve learned to respect the whimsical Michael Leunig These two creatures in the photo occupy important real estate in our living room . Dim Sum, the cat, my son adopted during a trip to Hong Kong. She was a gift to me. Her name pays homage to my favorite Chinese food. Archie, the Scottish Terrier, […]
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Good Intentions
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. Michael Altshuler I don’t remember when I stopped making New Year’s resolutions. It was a while ago. Follow through is important to me. I guess I became tired of never successfully accomplishing what I set out to do. If you are one […]
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Too Much Reading
I guess there are never enough books John Steinbeck “Meditation for Women Who Read Too Much” is the title of today’s essay in the book I’m reading. I was ready to go to battle until I read the piece and realized the author was not in favor of doing less reading. It would be hard […]
Aging with Grace 