Tag: Aging
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Swift Fly the Years
I stood before her asserting my age, but in truth not knowing where the years had gone or how they led to this moment. David Dabydeen I borrowed the title of today’s post from Alexander Pope. I agree with him. The years, months, weeks, days and even minutes, fly by quickly. I took this photo…
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Sacrifice
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. Aristotle Winter, as often happens, didn’t wait for the calendar to make its arrival official. Earlier this week we awoke to a landscape of icy white. Heavy coats, boots, warm gloves and wooly hats were pulled out of closets…
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One of Those Days
But I am very poorly today & very stupid & I hate everybody and everything. One lives only to make blunders Charles Darwin Looking through my photos to choose something for today’s blog, this bear seemed to best typify my mood. Darwin might sympathize. It’s encouraging to know even he had challenging times. My day…
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If only…
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Eleanor Roosevelt Looking through my photo library, I ran across this shot from several years ago. Some of the facial expressions reminded me of the different…
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Madeline at Bemelmans Bar
In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines… Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans The Carlyle boasts an impressive guest list, including presidents, royalty and celebrities. During the Kennedy administration, a suite of rooms was kept available incase the President was visiting New York. Interesting, but the…
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Seasons of Change
I’m awfully interested in how big things begin. You know how it is; you’re twenty-one or twenty-two and you make some decisions…then whissh! you’re seventy. You’re a lawyer for fifty years and that white-haired lady by your side has eaten over 50,000 meals with you. How do such things begin? Thornton Wilder, Our Town Today…
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Authentically You
Our power lies in our small daily choices, one after another, to create eternal ripples of a life well lived. Mollie Marti Today is September 1. I know autumn doesn’t officially begin until September 22, however for me it begins on the first day of September. I put up a garland of leaves and pumpkins…
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Retrospection
The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Robert Frost I was in my late twenties when this painting was done. Looking back, what I didn’t know could fill volumes. I can’t decide if not knowing what the future holds is a good or a bad thing. I’m sure in some instances I would have…
Aging with Grace 