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“Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have had your life. If you haven’t had that what have had? . . . What one loses one loses; make no mistake about that. . . . The right time...
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Aunt Helen’s Jam Cake Year’s ago, my Aunt gave me the above clipping, sharing with me that she had once won a recipe contest, with her Mother’s Jam cake. I had lost the recipe, but my cousin kindly shared it with me, and I now with you! “Here is the recipe mom...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Hadrian’s Villa by Peter Blume A perfect reminder of the beauty of autumn, workers gathering to harvest olives; I love the colors in this painting and the feeling of joy, which the...
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Saturday, September 26! It is that time of year! Once again, The Smithsonian is offering you free Admission to a museum, with hundreds of locations to choose from! I love this opportunity, and have taken advantage of it for years; it is a great way to expand your horizons without a single risk. Unfortunately, once...
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Bird Watching in Fort De Soto Park We have a friend, Colleen, who regularly posts, on facebook, beautiful photographs, from Fort De Soto Park, near St. Petersburg, Florida. Thus for some time now, I have been wanting to venture to her little piece of paradise, and take a look for myself. ...
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Sitting By My Bedside “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” ~ Mary B. W. Tabor ~ What are you reading? Are you looking for your next great read? Here is a look at what is sitting by my bedside, and which I am pleased to recommend....
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur “May you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a Happy Year.” “Le shanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim,” The photograph above is from the interior of Mickve Israel of Savannah Georgia, which is home to the two oldest Torah’s in the United States, and the only ones,...
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New York City Nine-Eleven Memorial and Museum Last autumn, we saw the New York City 9-11 Memorial and toured the Museum; the last of the three major memorials, which commemorate the attack on the United States, of September 11, 2001. Over the years, since the attack, we have made repeated pilgrimages to...
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Always Remembering In going through my post cards, I came up on this card, purchased when I visited Ellis Island, a stop I most assuredly recommend when visiting New York. However, I share this post card with you, because of the skyline of New York City. The card caught me by surprise;...
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Apple Picking We have had one of those perfect Labor Day Weekends, light on labor, and heavy on all the activities, which proclaim a New England autumn is approaching. A visit to a state fair, where we met Governor Chris Christy, and of course ate fried dough, among a few...
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