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Category: Every Picture Tells a Story
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When the sun stepped into the Hollow this morning, it found me gazing at a reflection of the surrounding autumn-dressed trees in a nearby pond. Tickled by the wind, the pond surface rippled and the reflection wavered…still unmistakably golden trees, but altered from the original by the elements. It hit me that this was a…
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It's not a good idea to stay up late, late, late Sunday night working at the computer when you need to get up early, early, early Monday morning for work. So now you know how my Monday started…with bloodshot eyes and plenty of yawns and scrambling to be on time. When will I learn? I…
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Home again late last night, after a family-filled Thanksgiving – one of the best ever – and a wide loop to see dear friends on the way home and drop Daniel off at his apartment downtown. Happy to be home, of course…happy to see Belle and Max and just be home. But Tom did something…
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Autumn hasn't finished moving in…one glance down the Hollow and you'll see plenty of green mixed with the golds and oranges, and I'm not talking about the leaves on evergreen junipers or live oaks. However, this morning Winter reminded Autumn its days are numbered in the form of a light frost…sort of a white sticky…
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Young love, young bodies. Before pregnancy and childbirth and knee surgeries and varicose veins. Before car wrecks and hernias and headaches and heart stents. When there was… …enough money… …enough energy… …enough time for all of our dreams to come true. Man, how time flies! But, you know… Our love might not be young.…
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2dy·nam·ic noun \dī-ˈna-mik\ Definition of DYNAMIC 1: a dynamic force 2: dynamics; an underlying cause of change or growth a : of or relating to physical force or energyb : of or relating to dynamics (see dynamics) b : marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change <a dynamic city>b : energetic, forceful <a dynamic personality> Example of DYNAMIC Max, one month after Charly dog died…look at that face…look closely at his eyes… Add a little Dynamic (dog)… …and look at…
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Tom and I headed to Pasadena yesterday to celebrate my mother's 79th birthday. This is what greeted us upon arrival at my childhood home…not a good omen… The young plumber (Ryan) assured us it wasn't a big deal though. Whew! Daddy and I watched him and chatted with him while he worked. I'm sure he…
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Today is my mother's birthday! Guess which one? Two years ago I listed 77 things I'd learned from my mother. Last year I added #78, a very important one. You should read both of those. (Go ahead… I'll wait for you!) So, ready for Lesson #79? Every afternoon I call my mom. (Well, almost 'every'.)…
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