Category: The Gallery
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For Today
For Today, February 8, 2012…A glimpse into my day, just an ordinary day. Outside my window…sprinkles of snow falling and then melting away. I am thinking…about how the boys will be home very soon and we can all curl up next to the wood stove together with popcorn and hot chocolate and maybe even a…
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November Gratitude: Merry Folk in Masquerade
A gypsy fire is on the hearth, Sign of the carnival of mirth; Through the dun fields and from the glade Flash merry folk in masquerade, For this is Hallowe’en! ~Author Unknown As you can imagine, there aren’t many places to go in our little country community for trick-or-treating fun, so we loaded up the…
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Magic to Believe In
“Magic has to be believed in. It’s the only way it’s real” (A Little Princess) Her footfalls were soft down the stairs this morning, muffled by her sleeper jammy feet. She peeked into the den where I sat under a warm blanket in the quietness of our dark house. “Mommy?” she whispered, curling up next…
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Savoring September: Morning Haze
The breezes taste Of apple peel. The air is full Of smells to feel- Ripe fruit, old footballs, Burning brush, New books, erasers, Chalk, and such. The bee, his hive, Well-honeyed hum, And Mother cuts Chrysanthemums. Like plates washed clean With suds, the days Are polished with A morning haze. (September, by John Updike)
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Savoring September: Bear Behind the Lens
Saturday morning breakfasts are a tradition in our home, one of the many ways we love to start our weekend. I love making creative pancakes and scrambled egg combinations, and today was my first Saturday back in the kitchen in a month and a half. We all chipped in to get food (and coffee!) ready…
A Spring of Joy 