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Ode to Cups
One of life’s pleasures is the daily process of choosing a cup from which to enjoy my morning coffee. I am now at my mother’s house in Portland, Oregon. She shares this enjoyment and is surely a prime source thereof: … Continue reading
Life’s Small Pleasures on a Sunday Morning
Having just emerged from a week of a strange blue funk, I’m noticing life’s small pleasures, which have been drifting by unobserved, unappreciated, above my head. A flu shot, itchy allergy-ridden eyes, and new glasses that didn’t quite fit right … Continue reading
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Tagged bead, cat, coffee, delight, flower, letter, stationery
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‘Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy’
The music of our youth stays with us, bringing back memories and feelings from earlier eras. Driving home from a Sunday breakfast outing with my husband this morning, I heard the rhythmic beat of 1960s music blaring from an excellent-quality … Continue reading
Spring has Sprung–at Last
We had a lovely respite, beautiful blue skies, warm temperatures, for a week in late March. Then the winter that had never truly come hit us in April. This pseudo-winter is only now beginning to abate. Yesterday (and today) again … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, flower, garden, Indonesia, New Zealand, Oklahoma, pavlova, pineapple, strawberry, Turkey, vegetable, weeds
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Belated Delight in Gardening
Never did I imagine that I would enjoy gardening. But for the past two years, I have found a new pleasure in life. In October 2009, I moved into my own home (only the second home I’ve ever owned, having … Continue reading
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