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Webs of Joy
"Why don’t we ever decorate for Halloween?” That question by my youngest, nearly five years ago, was the beginning of an annual October party.It spawned a collection of ghoulish decorations and home accent pieces that include a life-sized Sleeping Beauty witch, her...
Life in a Nutshell, Part 1
I’m going to live to ninety-six-years of age. Well, just shy of it, anyway.How do I know this? You ask.Because I’m turning forty-eight this December.And I think I’ve been experiencing the epic, Mid-Life Crisis.No, after scanning through this article found upon a...
Connecting Dots
I’ve been in a deep funk these past few weeks.I've been trying to make a post for five days now.My frustrations have mounted as I haven't been able to log in with the new version of Blogger. I keep getting a "Runtime...ie8" error message. Anyway, I finally tried...
On Spiritual Paradox
Two days ago I watched an interview with Marcy Borders on The View. Marcy is a survivor of 9/11 and the woman whom was captured in the now-iconic photo, “Dust Lady,” on the day of the heinous attacks on our country. As a means of coping with the shock of the event,...
A Pretty Side of Peril
As I write, Hurricane Irene is fizzling out, southerners are accessing the damage, and northerners will soon be following in their footsteps. We are far enough North that only the storm’s outer bands have reached us. The wind outside my home is blowing branches and...
Minding Weeds
This summer’s northeast weather has been ideal for weed growth. A wet spring followed by a record-setting heat wave. Thankfully, I only have a couple of areas I plant, and those are filled with low-maintenance, perennials. Who has time to toil in a garden, when they...