This morning I’ll begin on my ownin the gardenwhere the day is absolutely gorgeousAugust… to begin crazy though, doesn’t it feel as if Julyhad only just started the oppressive heat has moved off againand the temperatures are todayjustsetto please a…
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Three or four days ago, I quit a bookto the faithful few (ha!), you might knowthis is not something I dooftentrue, I have been in a bit of areadingfunkstart… stumble through.. move on(also not like me)my work day read, is…
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Today, I sat down to write you a love songof course it started with abright blue skywith narya cloud in sightand the vision of a lovely half-moonrefusing as he wasto go to bedat the proper timeremained up there, until way…
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When first I step out, the airsmellsa most comforting scent, of hot summer airand…the lakethink this to be a memory scentfrom my childhoodand my children’s childhood,as I don’t live by a lakebut certainly spent many, many summersthereit’s a beautiful sort…
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In the high heat of summer dayswhich I absolutelylovedays in which it isvitalthat yousitfor a time, and give thanksfor a breezeand the intermittent coverage of passingclouds where the soft coo of the doveseems to suitthescorchdays where one would expect to…
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first things first, in the immortal words ofthe great Canadian singer-songwriter Stompin’ Tom Connors♪It’s Canada Day up Canada way on the first day of July ♪(c’mon, you knew it was coming) Today absolutely gorgeousblue skies, sunshine, light breezein the garden,…
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This morning early,I take a deep breath in, as I standgazing at the glistening clear waterof the big pondnow pretty much, fully restoredeach time I stand hereit soothes me sosix small lily pads have made it tothe surfaceI keep a…
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This morning my husbandis the first one out,actually I had already been out at four with the pupbut as this is a day offwe both, puppy and I happily snuggled back inhusband is greeted this morning, just outside the back…
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Last Sunday nightbeginning of the week, justas I am falling asleep, puppy snuggled inby my sideI feel someone come to standbeside the bed… touch my backa veryrealpresence but no one there on Tuesday, while I am at workmy husband finds…
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This past weekend again, we do somethingbraveorfoolishor I suppose, wethrow caution to the windtake our chances onlovethat is to say,we adopt a new puppy on the way, many times we ask ourselvesis this a good ideawe two, the parents of…
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