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Gleanings From Living Long
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Twelve years ago I won a week's stay in a Dune Shack in Provincetown on Cape Cod. Already initiated in shack dwelling by a generous friend who taught me about wood fires and well water and kerosene lamps, there was no fear, only anticipation. Craving the isolation and solitude, on my first day…
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Who doesn't like staring into a warm fire on a cold night? Drawn into the magic of dancing light and heat and the crackling sounds, it is difficult to concentrate on the conversations around you, and the one in your head is more like a dream. A dream that humans have…
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Cat in the pot! Remember not to overwater!
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At the end of a beautiful day, the sun sets early, and the town illuminates the night with millions of white lights! Thanksgiving was late and Christmas will be early, and before you know it, the new year is upon us. The seasons come and go, and we're still here, older…
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Sometimes new friends sneak up on you and take you by surprise. Are you just two ships passing in the night, or lifelong friends in the making? Only time will tell. Cat meets possum on the outside deck and pretends not to care. Possum refuses to play possum.…
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Once again, it is that time of year when people are driving really really badly. So, go slow, pay attention and watch out for the other guy. For whatever reason, she/he is having a really bad day. Let the fun begin!
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This post is recycled from 2011, with a few changes, but all in all the gratitude is still the same! Happy Thanksgiving!
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In the few days that she lives in this garden, this magnificent butterfly gives it her all. Beauty is as beauty does.
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Easy on the eyes and pleasing to one's sense of symmetry and grace and order – the vanishing point turns a corner never to be seen or heard from again!
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A lone surfer enjoys a long ride on a windy morning as the sun rises into a mackerel sky.