Sargent E. Smith Community Garden Many years ago, I had a small plot in a community garden, it was a delightful experience; and one I would highly recommend, especially to a gardening novice. Gardeners love to share their passion for playing in the dirt and will gladly give you everything from advice...
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The Christmas Village 2016 As this year comes to an end, I would like to take a moment to wish you a Merry Christmas, by sharing with you a video of the Village in 2016. I did not prepare my remarks, rather I simply started to film and speak; thus a great many...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Adoration of the Shepherds by Francesco Bassano the Younger Might it have been like this, on that night in Bethlehem? Most likely not, I am sure this painting captures the...
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Happy Hanukkah! “We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles that you made for our forefathers, in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of...
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A Willing Heart The phone rang – “Hello”, The voice said Cheery enough “Hello, it is me. You said I could call Should call,” She said timidly. The voice responded; But this time with some hesitation: “Yes, I did.” They both became silent for a too long second....
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Guava Cheese Cake Guavas are my most favorite of fruits. I love their taste, of course, but also their fragrance, which I find as enticing as a vase of gardenias – there should be a guava scented air freshener! Fresh guavas are neither easy to find nor very affordable, if you do...
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New Mexican Posole (The way I make it, and I spell it with an S not a Z) Posole is a Christmas dish that brings back more fond memories than I can catalogue. From being at my grandmother’s house and eventually at my own home every Christmas Eve, just the smell of it cooking...
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My Dogs Recently, I realized that I have never shared pictures of any of my dogs, in the column, though there are a few in the That Is All For Now Family Photo Albums. I am not sure why I have not, nor why I have decided to add them now;...
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9/11/13 “Sojourner” Love spurned She climbs the ladder of her tears To a hidden place A piece of her is buried here It is all she has left She turns her back on fate And prays the pain will mold her She is indigo in heart and soul A mystery bubbling at...
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The Ducklings Dressed Up For Winter This is not an old post card, in the least, but it certainly is one of my most favorite of images. I love Nancy Schon’s bronze duckling sculpture, which is a tribute to Robert McCloskey’s story, Make Way for the Ducklings. The sculpture lives at the...
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