These wise words came as the Quote of the Day from The Daily Inspiration the other day: “In the depths of Winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” Albert Camus Along with the quote came this short treatise on the meaning: “French Algerian writer Albert Camus grappled with many philosophical […]
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Despite a few concerns about the Delta variant of the novel virus that has plagued us for a year and a half now, I went to Winnsboro, the small town where I previously lived, to meet with my co-author on the history books, as well as a few visits with friends. One of them, who
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The following thoughts about smiles was taken from a devotional that a friend sent to me recently. In light of the challenges so many of us face with health issues, social concerns, and surviving horrible weather, I thought it would be good to stop and think about the power of a smile. “Smiles are contagious.
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Last Friday and Saturday a builder had all the trees on a vacant lot near my house taken down in preparation for starting a new build. While I understand that it’s his prerogative to do what he wants on his property, and certainly none of my business, I couldn’t help but cringe as I listened
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Last Friday I felt good enough to go out in the back and putter a bit with my flowers. On my way to the side faucet to get some water, I noticed these little beauties growing along the fence. Thinking about a mushroom and whether it could be a flower, I decided to do some
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THE BUMBLEBEE SAYS HAPPY MONDAY When I took this photo of a blossom on my Rose of Sharon bush, I didn’t know there was a bee inside until this morning when I resized the picture. I’m delighted to see a bee. We are losing too many of those most-needed flying friends. Today I’m going to
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So, the best laid plans and all that. My Sunday was supposed to go like this: A quick trip to the grocery store early enough in the morning to avoid lots of shoppers, then home to do just a little bit of cleaning, then work all afternoon on the quilt I’m making. Well, it’s now
First off, some Monday fun. My son-in-law came over this past Saturday to help me with a few chores and hung some pictures in my office. One of my sisters made this for me for Christmas, and Matt thought the positioning on the wall suited a picture made by my goofy sister. Silliness runs in
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Good Monday morning. I hope everyone had a good weekend and are raring for the week work to start. Some of us rare, the rest of us whimper. My weekend was less than stellar. For a little over 24 hours I thought I had a new kitty. The story of this little kitty starts over
Despite some opinions to the contrary, I have not lost my marbles and started repeating myself in person or on the blog. Well, okay, maybe a little in person, but I try to be a little more vigilant professionally. That said, you are right that I did post this review last Sunday on Mother’s Day,
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