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Gleanings From Living Long
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Many years ago I began a novel by Zora Neale Hurston and couldn't find the rhythm of her words and abandoned the effort. About a month ago I picked up her autobiography, "Dust Tracks on a Road" at our local Library and was blown away. Here is a writer with an understanding of…
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That's not Mom. (Why are they staring at me?) Are you sure? It's not Mom. (Hey, guys, I didn't do it, whatever it is, No, too tall, I guess. …
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Little did I know that when I accidentally shot the door to this cottage in May, (while trying to find a bird in the oak tree at dusk that was making an unusual call), that 4 months later, I would be moving in there. That's most of the reason for my absence! Then…
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"Are they coming?" "Yes, I see them now." "You look good." "You're a sight for sore eyes too!" "It's funny, you and me. I never imagined that I'd fall in love with…well, you!" "Yeah, it is funny. You're not changing your mind are you?" "No, even if I could, I couldn't change my heart.…
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Happy New Year, and Welcome 2018! (And so long 2017, and Good Bye!) (Good Riddance!) Leaving a difficult year and venturing into the unknown new one. Learning to balance the bad news and sorrows with the joy and love that is all around. Thanks to all for the Joy and…
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…and then I came across this little gem and wanted to share it. "…more peaceful than morning." Unwrapping a delivery at the Gallery where I work, I spotted this. No photo required!
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The thing about evacuating ahead of a powerful, deadly storm, that may or may not be a direct hit on your world, is that you say "goodbye" to your life, your things and your home, not knowing what you will find when you return. Here in St. Augustine, most of us have been…
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A Beautiful sunny holiday. Lots of families out to enjoy the beach, playing, fishing, reading in the sun. An overheard conversation about Hurricane Harvey – on people's minds – and another Hurricane barrelling toward the islands. But life must go on, if we are to make sense of any of it.…
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When the web of your days and nights gets so tangled that you start losing sleep, is it really so complicated? If you look your life in the eye, it's not all roses and buttercups AND it's not half bad either. All the loveliness, that is your life, outweighs the self doubts…
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There are some who say that we are safer now than at any other time in Human History. And there are some who say that we are never ever safe. There are some who work tirelessly for peace. And there are some who work tirelessly for war. There are those who worship…
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