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Finding Thanksgiving
At one time it was all about food, and a begrudging insistence upon attending a loud and discordant get-together with strangers you knew personally. But being present and being loved…
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Autumn Light
In this part of the country, the trees are only just beginning to turn. Leaves show hints of red, orange, and yellow. Autumn here is as long as summer and…
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Vintage Ripple Scarf
The house gets cold at nights. The ambient heat isn’t quite enough for the vaulted ceilings and stone floors. You need to bundle up: socks, a jumper, maybe a throw.…
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October’s Adieu
As spooks and goblins roam the streets, October’s a wrap. The witches and Jacks will sizzle and fade, or get stuffed in big dusty boxes ’till next year. There’s a…
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Autumn Leaves Quilt
I gather all the colors of autumn and hold them close, like an armful of fallen leaves. Autumn stirs a deep love and longing within, and it bubbles out in…
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October Day Dreams
There’s a haunting beauty to Buster Keaton’s two-reelers. Day Dreams calls me back often. And The Frozen North. The Haunted House. Many of them. Sweet, innocent, melancholic, sometimes sardonic. (The…
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October Drizzle
Last night it rained. And then it drizzled peacefully for hours. Every evening I go outside and look about our front garden. I cast my eye over every shrub and…
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Days of Books & Pumpkins
I’ve been devouring books of late. Every spare moment of the day. In between all the must-dos of life, I read. And read. The soft golden glow of autumn permeates…
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Goodbye, September
September is now gone by, and a more beautiful farewell could never have been. The doors and windows were open to the cool breeze, while giant cottonball clouds drifted slowly…
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Autumn Ramble
September is moving swiftly along. The pace is too quick for me, and I find myself digging heels into hours in an attempt to slow things down. To no avail,…
