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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 […]
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It’s Never Too late
Read moreFor what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, you have the strength to start over. F. Scott Fitzgerald For as long as I remember, I wanted to go to Paris. Because of […]
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Tranquility
Read moreYou should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit. Stacy London I have written about my unease in this post pandemic life and about my love of flowers. This vase of summer flowers, beneath a painting of a field of […]
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It’s Relative
Read moreI have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. Oscar Wilde Many years ago, I was walking through the Christkindl Market, in Fredericksburg, Texas, when I came across a woman selling handmade quilts. I noticed this quilt, in the photo, buried in the back of her stall. When I said I was […]
Aging with Grace
Thoughts on leading a grace filled life.
Aging with Grace 