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Gleanings From Living Long
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When's the last time you were invited to a picnic? I always say, "Two lips are better than one." (Or maybe I said that once?) The Flower Mart again, in Baltimore's Mt. Vernon Place.
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Squirrels appear to have magnets or Velcro on the bottoms of their feet. They really do fly from tree to tree, defying gravity. And they never ever give up. (This post is from November 18th, 2011.)
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Delicate clinging vines – this is a time when clinging is good. Good for the vine and the wall benefits too, aesthetically. Is clinging ever good for us? We humans? Holding on to that good or bad feeling – joy or anger? Being in the moment is preferred, but if you have to…
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The yellow flowers that grow on the vine that reaches for the heavens, are back and bigger than ever. Each morning there is a bouquet of them on my deck. Gifts from the gods!
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This is a wholehearted amaryllis, only 4 days after that beautiful bursting bud!
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Wouldn't it be great if, everyday you realized that you are bursting with life? That the packet of your body is loaded with energy, and beauty and love and trust and an unstoppable urge to be alive and well and happy? Watch out world! …
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The long winters are not missed, but the spring bulbs surely are. Happy Springtime! St. Augustine Garden, Spring, 2013.
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Are there two sides to the Irish mythology – leprechauns playing jokes on folks while faeries dance in circles beneath enchanted trees, and the deep sadness that you hear in her ballads and songs? Here's hoping for a balance between the joys and sorrows on this St. Patty's Day and…
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And giving it… To the northern folks who are reading this, the birds are heading your way, high up in the sky, so it won't be long before springtime is here.
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There are paths taken, and paths not taken. It doesn't pay to have regrets. Each life is so unique, yours, mine, that it can only be lived by a you or a me. There is no other way. No one will ever get the whole story of your life except…
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