My, my this world can look dreary once the trees show their branches and the grass turns as gray as the sky. When the sun is obscured by the clouds, our blue clear lake reflects nothing but gray right back at us. But just when all is gloomy and dreary, these swans fly in. Last [...]
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Such are the dreams of little boys in the midst of raking leaves. The leaves at the lake were so thick and so deep that they brushed against our knees as we walked. You could say the leaves were 3 feet deep. This is a big job. In years earlier we have “hired” this job; [...]
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If you look closely at the glass here, you can see my doughy fingerprints all over my morning cup of pumpkin pie in a mug. I was busy making Thanksgiving rolls, while I sipped. I was thirsty… for that. While I rolled the dough, Tom, our kindergartener’s turkey, stood watch. This work was just long [...]
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The box is full of the stuff a daughter collects from her Mom’s house after she dies; the stuff she’ll never have the time to do anything with, yet wouldn’t dream of letting it go. “Must do something about that stuff,” I say every day as I have walked past the box to the washing [...]
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Seriously, tonight this dessert drink counts as a health food. The pumpkin makes this drink full of beta-carotene, right? It’s been a busy week, and other than lots of pomegranates, we’ve been a little lax on the fruits and veggies this week. So, along with our take-out pizza, I whipped up this pumpkin pie drink [...]
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Courage, and blinders. The two ingredients you’ll need to see the end of life as a celebration. Courage allows us to feel the hurt, while simultaneously letting the joy seep into our hearts. Blinders came in handy too — you’ll need those to stop yourself from looking beside you to see that the next steps [...]
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Entertaining the kids on long car rides with Books on CD. Turns out, they like the grown-up stories the best.
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Where the Wild Things Are is only one of Maurice Sendak’s books. Higglety Piggelty Pop! or There Must Be More To Life was published in 1967 by Harper Collins. In this picture “chapter” book, a dog, Jennie, is looking for “experience” so that she can join the theater, so she decides to become a baby’s [...]
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Dad took off with my camera, and all four boys, to go trekking through the woods this morning. They all went, kicking and screaming out the door. And my husband captured this best shot. Well done, lovey. I stayed behind and wrote, and wrote and wrote. A three-hour, uninterrupted stretch of time is virtually unheard [...]
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