The Maple House On a clear but still chilly day, in late March, we ventured out looking for the quintessential maple syrup moment in Maine; we found so much more than what I had hoped for! The proprietors of The Maple House, generously gave us a tour of their farm, fired up the...
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A Walk through the President Gerald R. Ford Museum “As we continue our American adventure…all our heroes and heroines of war and peace send us this single, urgent message: though prosperity is a good thing, though compassionate charity is a good thing, though institutional reform is a good thing, a nation survives only...
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My Briefly Hanging Garden This small space, in the front of the house in Florida, is my favorite garden. I normally refer to it as my Orchid Garden, as between the hibiscus and bougainvillea, it is the most shaded area of the yard; and thus provides a perfect environment for the orchids to...
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Blue Jays in my Orchid Garden It was my Aunt Helen who first made me aware of blue jays. After my Uncle Paul had a stroke, and was left with limited mobility, she began to put peanuts under the awnings, of their home in Florida, for the blue jays to harvest...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Mother and Child by Pablo Picasso In honor of Mother’s and their Day, I offer you a look at Pablo Picasso’s Mother and Child, painted in 1921; and reflecting the impregnable bond between...
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Are you in love with me? There is only one question left. Do you love me? No, that is the wrong question. Are you in love with me? You either are or are not. It is not that complicated. A simple yes or no will do. I know, you do not want to...
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Bromeliads in Bloom! I know, it looks like an ordinary plant. But when burst forward . . . oh my! This is why we keep bromeliads. Such striking color! All they require is water in their crowns, truly. A favorite in my garden and home.
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A Frozen Lake Erie!
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Mushrooms Sautéed Mushrooms This is one of my most favorite dishes, in the entire world; I can literally eat them alone, but add a slice or two of French bread, and couple slices of fresh tomatoes, and for me it is a perfect meal. You can also add these to sautéed spinach...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Under the Pandanus by Paul Gauguin Perhaps merely the effects of an endless winter, but I so long to be the woman, in blue, slightly to the left, in this cornucopia of color,...
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