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Snowy Squirrels Yes, I understand they are closely related to a family, of less than desirable, pest; but how can you look at scurrying squirrels, and not find them adorable? These are all enjoying bounty provided by both God and man! He found a perfect perch Feasting on red berries ...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Letter by Emile Meyer For the first time in six hundred years, the the College of Cardinals gather in Rome, to select the next Pope, without the loss of the previous head,...
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A Rose “I have a white rose to tend in July as in January; I give it to the true friend who offers his frank hand to me. And to the cruel one whose blows break the heart by which I live, thistle nor thorn do I give: for him, too, I have a...
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Do you know about Nicky’s Family? This movie is about Nicholas Winston, a man who managed to rescue over six hundred, mostly Jewish children, from Czechoslovakia, at the dawn of World War II. The movie not only tells of Mr. Winston’s remarkable efforts, which would have gone unheralded, had his late wife not found...
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The Bushong Farm and Homestead A Part of the Virginia Civil War Museum We spotted the Bushong Farm, off of the freeway, and decided to pull over to see what we might see. It was late in the afternoon, and time did allow for us to tour the Virginal Civil War Museum,...
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Sweet Williams I love Sweet Williams; they are one of my favorite cut flowers. I have had little luck in growing this member of the dianthus family. I came across this bed at a Cracker Barrel Restaurant, where we had stopped for bite of lunch. I do so love pink flowers! ...
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Life Comes First I would very much like to write about something happy and bright; but I do not know if I am happy and bright. I think I am in a pensive and at times melancholy place, which I believe is alright, for now. When I met Kate, I told her I was...
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The Solitary Deer We spotted this deer, on the side of the road; he took notice of me. Kate turned the car around, and the deer stood still for a moment, just long enough to snap his picture, in the wild.
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Fresh Chopped Salad This salad, or some variation of it, is a staple in our house. A chopped salad is the ideal make ahead dish, whether you are preparing for a dinner party, looking for a dish to take to a pot-luck, or preparing for a relaxing weekend, where all you want to...
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A New Mexican View When driving across the United States, I often have a moment, usually on some long stretch of barren wilderness, where I imagine what it was like to leave a fine home in Boston or Philadelphia or Richmond and head west, in the 1800’s. I think about those brave...
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