Monthly Archives: August 2015

May We All

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A Little Closer to Home

School started back for youngest, meaning getting all his books together – pre-buy for gas coming up which is always a chunk to spend – but we still have to eat – or do we? hub’s often not eating as … Continue reading

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Blog Roll Links Are Here!

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Or maybe it’s Kitsugi

Kintsugi Learn the art of broken pieces, To mend broken cups, plates and pots, Line it with lacquer mixed with gold. Recognizing the history, Repair but don’t disguise. Embrace the damage, For they are the fingerprints of its life. Ceramic … Continue reading

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A New Voyage of Discovery

In a first ever, I actually received a package via snail mail from an online-only friend, a lovely memorial booklet she did of her father, who passed away, “a distinguished Army veteran of WWII who fought in the European theater”, … Continue reading

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Fill the Parting With Remembered Joy

that’s from the poem on the card of my dad’s funeral and that’s what he would want and what I’m endeavoring to do He was not one to live in the past; he made his peace with it and moved … Continue reading

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Memories

Oh! I remember years ago Of laughter and tears wrapped in a bow, Of carefree ways and festive days And treasured times caught in a vase When children chased green dragonflies – and fireflies Of summer days ‘neath blue skies … Continue reading

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Another Voyage of Discovery

Am going to try to make this a weekly feature On another place someone mentioned someone in relation to Roger Williams, who was a big early proponent of the “infamous” separation of church and state – as in the state … Continue reading

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It Only Took a Year

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Community Service.” At least it seems like it’s been that long because I believe it was around the time of the Spirit of America festival we have here every year on the … Continue reading

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Around the World – Antarctica

Okay, I’m going to try this – today’s Blogging 101 assignment is to do an event – and one of the highlighted ones was blogging about reading around the world – an author from each of the 6 continents, Antarctica … Continue reading

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