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March 16, 2017

To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~      Carnival Evening by Henri Rousseau As winter continues to linger, I offer you a bit of whimsy to cheer you on to brighter days! I saw this painting, oil on canvas,...
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A View from the Road

To Market   As the northeast gets ready for winter storm Stella, with the expectations of blizzardy conditions – here is a picture which Kate snapped, going south on the 95 – that will hopefully remind those of you preparing to deal with feet of snow that warmer days will come.     When we...
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Food

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March 9, 2017

Lobster   Because we were in Maine! Many years ago, it was quite a pleasure to be able to prepare a lobster for my Mother on her birthday, today would have been her 86th birthday.  Lobster  was something she had never eaten before, and of course, being in Maine, where lobster fishing began, and...
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Connected

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March 1, 2017

Digital Life and Death     What will your digital legacy be and who will manage your digital life once you die? Tough questions, but they don’t necessarily have to be difficult if managed, while you are in control. Just as we should have a will that helps our loved ones deal with the...
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Perfect Post Cards – Picture and a Thousand Words

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March 1, 2017

The Curtis-Lee Mansion   “May 21st, 1942 Washington, D. C. Am having a great time. Leaving tomorrow about 9.  Don’t know if well go straight through without stopping or not. Sue” The card with its sharp 1 cent stamp that reads United States of America, Industry Agriculture for Defense, is of the Curtis-Lee Mansion,...
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Public Square

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February 27, 2017

Grant’s Tomb     The first time we went to Grant’s Tomb, was quite by accident and a very long time ago; in fact it was in the last century! We were on Riverside Drive, perhaps also by accident, yet somehow managed to find parking and pulled over to take a look, at this...
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In Nature

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February 24, 2017

Change is Upon Us   I love gardening; I love planting seeds and watching them sprout and checking their growth, and I love harvesting their bounty, be it flowers, fruits, vegetables or just plain beauty that welcomes you in allowing you to entertain, be alone, or chat with God. This column originally started with...
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Favorite Books

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February 24, 2017

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. Let me know...
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Art

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February 23, 2017

To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~      Faith Atkins by Robert Henri Faith Atkins appears to be such a grown up little girl; with perhaps a sad or maybe just serious face. The pallet chosen by the artist,...
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A View from the Road

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February 21, 2017

A Topiary Truck     I love road side advertising; the more creative the better! I was driving down Jefferies Boulevard in Waterboro, South Carolina, when I spotted this very clever View From the Road; I had to turn around.   Bishops Auto Body Shop had cut their shrubbery to look like a truck,...
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