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A Rogue Cornstalk, Giant Blueberries & Summer Mornings…
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…~ George Gershwin, Porgy and Bess 1935 Sometime in June, I noticed a very small plant that looked like a tiny corn stalk growing next to my front walk, right in front of my porch.… Continue reading
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A Block Island Summer
Carved by glaciers and shaped by water and wind, Block Island has a natural, wild beauty that doesn’t have to pretend—it just is. When I come to Block Island, I always feel like I’m coming home.~ Anonymous Luke and I… Continue reading
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Summer Hydrangeas
This is the hour for thinking hydrangea … I have lost … yes, a sense of my own possible beauty.~ Simone White When I think of the early days of summer, I think of hydrangeas. I’m currently spending some time… Continue reading
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Moody Beaches, Stormy Seas…
Hark, now hear the sailors cry, Smell the sea, and feel the sky,Let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic.~ Van MorrisonSometimes moody, stormy seas are just as soothing to the soul as the calm brilliant blue ones are. When… Continue reading
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream…
Are you sure that we are awake? It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream.~ William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream June 23 and 24 are Midsummer’s Eve and Midsummer’s Day, celebrated across the Nordic countries. Each country… Continue reading
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Thorns and Roses…
My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns.~ Bret Michaels It’s been… a week. I feel like I’ve been saying that for months. But this week has been a bit more than the usual stress, with another problem landing… Continue reading
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May Musings…
Welcome be thou, faire, fresshe May.~ Geoffrey Chaucer It’s May—just barely. It’s the last couple of days of the month, and I’m getting this post out a bit late. Nothing like the last minute! But I’ve had a lot going… Continue reading
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A Little Something about Nothing….
Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.~ Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814 It’s been a busy and complicated couple of weeks. Many back to back shifts and a bunch of silly nonsense that passed by in a blur… Continue reading
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Mother’s Day
Dear Mom, Thanks for keeping all the bad stuff I did from Dad.~ Unknown It’s the second Sunday of May so that means Mother’s Day. Another “Hallmark holiday” but a well intentioned one. When thinking about Mothers Day, I think… Continue reading
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A Celebration of Nurses
Nurse: The first person you see after saying, “Hold my beer and watch this.” National Nurses Week is an annual commemoration of nurses and the nursing profession. It begins on May 6th and ends on May 12th — the birthday… Continue reading
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