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Vacation
For those of you who look for my blog post on Thursdays, I’ll be on vacation until September 21. Meanwhile, here’s a favorite painting from the Denver Art Museum.
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The Afternoon Knows
The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Robert Frost This portrait of me, by Hendrik Grise, sits on the mantle above the fireplace. It moved around the condo for a few years and eventually, settled where it is now. I have considered moving it to a less visible location. Nevertheless, it remains where it…
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Quotable
I’m a day late in my usual post. In the mean time, another of my favorite quotes. A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Charles Spurgeon
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Consequences
Kahalu’u, Hawaii This week’s post will be short. I managed to contract COVID and even though I am fully vaccinated, I feel as though I may be sitting down to a banquet of consequences. I’m sure I could have done a better job of avoiding this. C’est la vie.
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Holiday Greeting
But, I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight, “Happy Christmas to all and to all a good-night.” Clement Clarke Moore
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Retirement
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. Mark Twain I took the photo of this portrait at the Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism exhibit at the Denver Art Museum in 2020. For some, this could be a painting of a goal for retirement, just looking…
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Trust
All the world is made of faith and trust, and pixie dust. J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Trust enters are lives in many ways. We have faith that God will see us through whatever trials we’re facing. We have confidence our institutions will do what they are set up to do and will not fail us.…
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Nesting
I see time flies, when birds flew to their nests The wind is blowing wild; but never mind They keep flying toward home for rest. Raigon Stanley I noticed this birdhouse collage, for the first time, when I was at the Botanic Gardens last weekend. It reminded me of the uniqueness of our own homes.…
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Listening
All wisdom was the result of listening to one’s soul. Paulo Coelho The girl in the green chair is from the card for a gallery opening I received many years ago. When I saw the painting at the exhibit, I realized, as much as I loved it, I could not afford to buy it. I…
Aging with Grace 