Grazing Sheep There is something about grazing sheep which I find very peaceful; these I happened upon in southern Maine, enjoying the summer, without a care in the world.
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Grazing Sheep There is something about grazing sheep which I find very peaceful; these I happened upon in southern Maine, enjoying the summer, without a care in the world.
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Studio B Nashville Unplanned stops are always my favorites, I have no idea what I was driving around Nashville looking for, when I spied the RCA Victor sign; and decided to pull over and investigate, this rather unassuming building, located at 222 Fifth Avenue South, on Music Row. ~M~ I am...
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Would anyone miss me if I were gone? Would anyone miss me if I were gone? It does not seem that they would. I am not sure anyone even knows that I am here, or was ever here. I often think it is time to go, that I have outlived whatever usefulness I...
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All the Kings Men I wake up in the morning, and for a brief second I have forgotten; I inhale, look around at what was once my life, everything looks the same, but nothing is as it was, and I remember. When you were all that I had, you decided to leave...
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Tumble Weed Images of the West are seared in the American mind, from cowboys and Indians on horseback, to vast desert vistas with endless skies, and small wooden towns divided by dusty streets dotted by rolling tumble weed. There is something rather romantic about tumble weed, especially when you see it rolling...
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Nowruz A Very Happy New Year to all of you celebrating Nowruz, the first day of spring, and the start of a New Year on the Persian calendar. In your honor, a few of the splendid Persian treasures housed at the Smithsonian, from the Ancient Luxury Collection of Freer and Sackler. ...
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Hoover Dam Part of the brilliant public works projects, during the Great Depression, construction on Hoover Dam began in 1931 and lasted until 1936. The enormous undertaking, which resulted in harnessing the Colorado River, used to accessible by car, via interstate 93, you would simply drive over...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Bougival by Maurice de Vlaminck The most wonderful part of any trip is the unexpected! The Dallas Museum of Art was for me completely unexpected and entirely delightful. I had not planned on...
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Day Lilly’s Day Lilly’s are unsung heroes of the garden. While they may not seem very spectacular, growing along the side of the road, without much care, with their rather common name, they are steady, reliable, and can be depended on to bloom, regardless of the level of neglect or love they are...
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Tuna Okay, I am not talking about tuna steaks or ahi tuna, but rather the now often maligned canned tuna. I will admit that I have never been a big fan of the poor lowly canned tuna, but it does have its place in my pantry, a staple in my Mother’s kitchen,...
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To read the story of how my parents met and began their ministry:
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.”
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?”