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Surprises Still Exist
Lilies in my Living Room Life is full of unpredictable beauty and strange surprises. Mark Oliver Everett I’ve now started two posts featuring photos of flowers. This might seem contradictory, considering I mentioned in a previous post, Gardening and Housekeeping, that I don’t enjoy gardening. It’s true that I don’t particularly like gardening, but I…
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Reflections on Second Chances
“Forever is composed of – Nows” Emily Dickinson The photo doesn’t relate to this post in any way other than the Fourth of July weekend is almost here, and I was feeling festive. The question of how the year could be half over is a subject for another time. I’ve been thinking about the concept…
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Curated Chaos
In chaos, there is fertility. Anais Nin Sparse will never be used as a description of my decorating style. Occasionally, I do attempt to edit my surroundings. Clutter clearing was a popular term a few years ago. I am not opposed to clearing away life’s excess. My issue is that I can’t decide what constitutes…
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Summer Memories
And so with sunshine and the great burst of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning all over again with summer. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby As sometimes happens, what I started to write this week and what I am…
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Juggling Time
How did it get to be so late so soon? Dr. Seuss Today,I feel as disjointed as this installation by Jonathan Saiz. I have been away from home for at least part of the last five days. This morning, I faced what seemed like an impossible job. I had a planner filled with tasks I…
Aging with Grace 