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Retrospection
Read moreWhat you see before you, my friend, is the result of a life time of chocolate Katherine Hepburn A life time of chocolate and a myriad of other influences. All the wrinkles, white hair and extra pounds have been earned. As we age, our past experiences and choices have a way of catching up with […]
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Adjustments Required
Read moreThe pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward Finding the perfect coffee maker has been a struggle for us. We have been through a few Keurig. Unfortunately, for us they don’t last long. I am fine with my little French Press, however, my […]
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Abundance isn’t Always Simple
Read moreShe gives us hope that adversity can be overcome and it’s possible to find a way back.
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Juggling Your Life
Read moreI dropped my juggling balls and my face grew embarrassed. It wasn’t’t until then that I looked around the circus of life and noted all were too consumed on their own juggling act to see. That’s when I learned to have fun, and kick the balls instead. Stefanie Schneider As I become older there will […]
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You’ve Got Mail
Read moreI have always felt there was something sacred in a piece of paper that traveled the earth from hand to hand, head to head, heart to heart. Robert Michael Pyle Both my mother and my grandmother were prolific letter writers. I felt guilty that I sometimes procrastinated in answering those notes and when I did […]
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September
Read moreAutumn seemed to have arrived suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple. J.K. Rowlings The days grow shorter, there is a chill in the evening air. Soon it will be time to light a fire in the grate and put an extra duvet on the bed. […]
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What’s Past
Read moreThe past is never dead. It’s not even past William Faulkner This is one of my favorite photos. I took it, several years ago, during a walk through the fall foliage. I am mesmerized by the glimpse of what lies beneath the fallen leaves. What is past still remains just below the surface. It is […]
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Perfection
Read moreThe problem is not that we are not perfect, it’s that we think that perfect exists. Author Unknown I did not inherit my Mother’s skill for flower arranging. The problem, I believe, is I just don’t know when to stop. I keep moving the bedraggled flowers around until they are bent over and wilted, begging […]