My husband’s Aunt Esther has died,a lovely woman who I came to have a great connection tothrough words I guess one could say,Esther lived farther west, and although we didhave a chance to meet in persononly once, I thinkmost of…
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Yesterday,in the morning my husband makes a lovely potof soup and another pot of pasta saucefrom the gifts of a generous harvestshared by a dear friend later in the day, my daughtermakes some lovely pink jam from the quinceshe has…
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You might know how very fond I amof springthe very hopefulness ofthings to come,possibilities and almost daily surprisesbut lately I’ve been thinking how very lovelythe autumn can bechanging colours of course, appeal to the visual sensesand scents too, (much more…
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I have tried real hard, not to tell you againabout the sadness I feel for the pupthat we lost but so many times a day, the tears willcatch in my throat, even whenI try hard not to give in, let…
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Season’s change and so do I the end of summer arrives, and thensuddenlyit’s fallwhere usually this comes with a feeling of dread, for methis year I seem to have just idly wanderedon throughas though someone’s left the door open… the…
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The thing is,they don’t always tell you how hard it can beto have a heart that is fullandopenthe one that will feel, the one thatknows sure, they’ll be quick to mentionit goes by in the blink of eye, you’ve heard…
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Finished! Whew!!Just this morning, I finished reading A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth.What a fantastic read! I don’t often read fiction any more,and I’m not gonna lie, I kind of became interested in this book, when I first heard it…
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I found this little stone at work,in the shape of a heartI tend to notice these things, how theyappearin my pathyet hadn’t been there beforeit was wet when I first saw itso it appeared blackas I feel compelled to do,…
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Mostly I wanted to tell you about the monarchshow every time we step outinto the front gardentheyappear and how it always feels likethe most honourablevisitto us, asendangered as now they are and also about the rabbitthat came into view last…
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There is a kind of blessing to sittingquietlybelow a big full moon still hangingin the morning skyeven a little before the sun begins its rise with coffee andwarmslippers watching tiny chickadees at the feeder and thinking, these little fellows might…
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