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Entries from February 27th, 2015

Doing and being hope

February 27th, 2015 · No Comments · Children, Quote of the Week

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic.  It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage and kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives.  If we see only the worst, it […]

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The past, grandparents, and moving onto new adventures!

February 25th, 2015 · No Comments · Musings, time

My birthday in either 1961 or 1960.  My family always put one more candle than your age on the cake for “good luck.”   Next to me sits one of my younger brothers, Arthur, born in 1958, being a little kid helping me blow out the candles!  Now that I look at him, it’s probably 1961 […]

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Beauty, mornings and Spain

February 23rd, 2015 · No Comments · Lesson Learned, Musings

Lesson learned: Remember to remind yourself to appreciate what you do have… One day on our recent trip to Portugal and Northern Spain with Odysseys Unlimited, we woke to a magnificent morning in the Spanish Prynees!  Literally – to overuse the word that does seem overused these days.  We’d arrived in night before to the […]

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Book Review: Tomato Rhapsody

February 22nd, 2015 · No Comments · Books

“Tomato Rhapsody: A Fable of Love, Lust & Forbidden Fruit” Adam Schell The most hysterical book I’ve read in years — great premise.  I think even telling the plot line of the book could ruin the great idea for the reader!  Who would pair the exiled Jews of Portugal and Spain to the invention of […]

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Winter hardiness and sticking together…

February 20th, 2015 · No Comments · Quote of the Week

“Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.”  Vesta M. Kelly I thought this was a perfect quote for those of us enduring this incredibly cold and snowy winter here in New England! Just goes to show that there is always more than one […]

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