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Embracing Patience
Church of the Annunciation at the Chronicles of Georgia monument Tbilisi, Georgia I hate waiting for anybody. It always makes me rather cross. I am not punctual myself, I know. But I do like punctuality in others. Oscar Wilde My son took the photo of the church, while visiting Georgia. I sympathize with the dog.…
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A New Day
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. Ralph Waldo Emerson…
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Memories of Paris
I like the Eiffel Tower because it looks like steel and lace. Natalie Lloyd Paris is always a good idea. Audrey Hepburn America is my country and Paris is my hometown. Gertrude Stein A few weeks ago, my husband asked if I would like to go back to Paris. It’s been several years since I…
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Escaping to The Carlyle
When you’re getting on in years it’s wonderful. I think it’s the wrong way around to say when you get older move to the country. I think when you get older you move to the city. If you’re a nice broad they’ll look after you. Elaine Stritch As spring nears, I often think of the…
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Remembering Hugo
You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us. Robert Louis Stevenson This past December, four days before Christmas, we had to let our sweet dog, Hugo, go. He had serious heart issues and we knew it was a matter of time. It broke…
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Pseudo Extrovert
Cabin on Lake The secret is to put yourself in the right light. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk. Susan Cain Under the category of things I wish I had recognized about myself earlier in life. I am not comfortable at large parties. Or events where conversation with people I…
Aging with Grace 