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Monumental Feelings

Posted on 04/09/2011 by chick

I picked up some books from the library yesterday, and while was there, I noticed that someone had spruced up the monuments with fresh flags and flowers. And I wondered what they (the sprucer-uppers and also the original erectors of … Continue reading →

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Picture My Walk

Posted on 03/25/2011 by chick

I went for a walk in the woods yesterday. As usual, I brought my camera, but it was unusually hard to find a visually attractive subject. The landscape looked much the same as it had in the fall. The ground … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of a Cat, Closed

Posted on 03/13/2011 by chick

My dear friend’s cat died yesterday. She was a good cat. In her honor, I offer my only Poirot quote to reference cats. After someone unsuccessfully attempts to kill Poirot and Hastings (his friend), he says, Yes, but for my … Continue reading →

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A Favorite Thing

Posted on 03/09/2011 by chick

A Favorite Thing: Owl Candle Holder This candle holder is precious to me as a reminder of my aunt Thaniel, who died when I was just a child. I acquired the owl many years later, after my grandfather died. I … Continue reading →

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SITY: Snow, Ice, Melt

Posted on 03/07/2011 by chick

It has been almost two months since Livia’s birth and the snowstorm that brought her to us. I can’t remember if there was already snow on the ground before that storm, but there has definitely been since. This has been … Continue reading →

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SITY: August Beauties

Posted on 09/10/2010 by chick

I had a hard time finding time for exercise this summer, so I started taking a break in the day that I called my “blackberry walk.” First, I’d check to see if any more blackberries had ripened overnight. There never … Continue reading →

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SITY: Knock, Knock

Posted on 05/03/2010 by chick

Knock, knock! Who’s there? Inchworm! Inchworm who? Inchya glad I’m not a spider? Yeah, I’m glad you’re not a spider. I’m sick of spiders. They’re everywhere lately, even on my flowers! And they don’t knock before they come in.

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Haven

Posted on 05/01/2010 by chick

I am grateful for my new screened-in porch. Mosquitoes love me. They always have. I go outside and someone might as well put a sign over my head saying, “Get your fresh hot blood here!” My mother has always said … Continue reading →

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Infestation

Posted on 04/30/2010 by chick

It’s April now and Christmas was a long time ago, but I have to tell you a story about the Christmas tree. That tree was quite likely the ugliest tree we had ever had. It was also, without a doubt, … Continue reading →

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SITY: Mystery Flower #12

Posted on 04/29/2010 by chick

My husband gave this mystery flower a compliment. He said it looks like “a real flower.” That is, it looks something that a person might deliberately grow in a garden. I agree that it’s pretty, but it reminds me a … Continue reading →

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