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Himself
The last thing I saw before turning out the light last evening and getting into bed was the outline of my husband’s work boots where he left them in the courtyard. It is often the little things that endear our loved ones to us isn’t it? As I looked at them neatly placed at the…
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Go for the Gado!
Phew! The house smells awful this morning. Our ‘house doctor’ is putting the sealer on the outside to protect the rammed earth. This has to be done usually around every 4 years. The product we use is called Rain Coat and it is a silicon based sealer that cleans up with turpentine. All the others…
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Give me a head with hair…
long beautiful hair. Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen… Our hair is given to keep us humble. I have thought as well as repeated this many times in my life. As mine has greyed it has changed texture in places and only gotten more difficult to manage. Does this mean I am more humble? Possibly. More…
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IMD (In My Day)
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives -Annie Dillard (American author) Some days this thought is too horrible to contemplate, other days I think there is hope. How I spend my days often begins like this… I arise before the sun, as I did this morning. In winter I…
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New pet anyone?
For those of you who aren’t bread makers or interested in any of the process, you may change the channel now. I know some of my friends and fellow bloggers are bread makers and I thought you might be interested in something I have tried. Five or so months ago when I was researching how…
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Re-blogging: The Man at the Gate
Dear Friends, I am doing something I have seldom done, I’m referring you to another blog that I regularly read. For those of you who are sick and tired of being sold things you didn’t ask for, you will enjoy it. For my part, I have to say, I pretty much follow Celi’s health plan,…
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The Twist in the Tale of Whistler
My intention was never to be a travel writer, and yet, here I am, having been doing so for weeks. I hope I haven’t strained our friendship. I have many other things to tell you and we must get on with it! Nevertheless, I think you might enjoy this one last little story from our…
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The Vancouver Vibe
At the end of a trip it can be hard to ‘gee’ oneself up for the final few days or destination. So it was for me after we left Ohio and headed to Vancouver. It took me a couple of days to catch on to the ‘vibe’ of the place. It is not a huge…
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