Aechmea The Bromeliad with that Pink Flower, not a Pineapple, the other most famous Bromeliad I am still here, though I am having trouble writing about food and plants and especially history, in Public Square. Can politics be put aside? I do not know, but regardless of how or why we got here,...
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Father’s Day (My Father, Mother, holding my sister Caroline, Joy and me) Regardless of pandemics, financial crises, or social unrest, we do not want to forget to honor our fathers; you still have time to buy a card! I lost my father more thn thirty years ago, but it does not mean that...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Lighthouse and Buildings, Portland Head by Edward Hopper I very much appreciate Edward Hopper’s work; thus I have featured so much of it, on these pages. I am actually surprised that...
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Evil is not the Answer I would like to write about the bittersweet moment this morning, of going to my container garden, and harvesting Cuban oregano, and tomatoes, to complete the Johnny Marzetti, I am making for dinner. Yes, it was wonderful to reap such abundance; but it made me sad to pick...
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A Yellow Chickadee! This lovely little chickadee dropped by for a visit; and brought a smile to our face!
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A Pick-Me-Up From Wyoming Driving west on the I 70, we are cautioned to buckle up, as we accelerate our speed to 80 miles an hour! Of course, this is a speed limit mandated to bring a smile to Kate’s face; and oddly, I sit back and enjoy the view. I do...
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