Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Every Picture Tells a Story
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In the grand scheme of things – especially considering this week of life and death – the sickening, helpless frustration I have felt over the the massive wall of dirt that now towers above our pond, threatening its existence, seems like a minor problem. But our friend Jim reassured us that it isn't insignificant; he pointed out…
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I'm stepping from the swirl of extreme emotions that have marked this week to think of my friend Leslie. Today is her 50th birthday and I hope she's having a wonderful day, despite the deluge of sadness flooding both the headlines and our friends' Facebook pages lately. I'm sure she is. She is off with Clive, celebrating in style in California…or…
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Keeping an eye out for beauty at the University of Texas yesterday, while I wandered…and finding it, of course…
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"It is the familiar that usually eludes us in life. What is before our nose is what we see last." ~William Barrett, American philosopher and professor. Relevant words, especially for these days…celebrating fathers, remembering a friend's son, and looking ahead to when I really take Kendall to college…in only a few short weeks. These are hectic, heartbreaking, busy…
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"Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold.A circle is round, it has no end.That's how long I will be your friend." -from the Brownie Friendship Song In 1977, we had no cell phones…no email…no Facebook. After high school graduation, I stayed in touch with a handful of people via corded…
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Like any job, mine can get tedious – coming up with fresh new names can strain anyone's creativity and then staring at a computer screen for hours and hours, screening the potential new names for trademark hits, puts a definite strain on your eyes and your "sitting" muscles. But learning something new is always exciting to me,…
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Confession…I spanked my kids. And I don't regret it. Especially after watching this…
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Like a rollercoaster ride, this week has had highs, lows, and white-knuckle moments. There were times when all I could do was close my eyes and hang on, waiting for the weekend, optimistic it would be another good one. The week started on a definite high – Kendall's graduation…a house full of family and friends helping…
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It was love at first sight -Tom knew the minute he saw these 5+ acres that it was the property for us. I agreed and we bought it without looking at anything else. It was the pond and creek that did it – our original dream of a lake view just floated downstream like…
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I just returned from the vet with Max. I gained two new bottles of pills, a huge anti-lick collar, and some "Yuk" ointment in case the collar doesn't work. I lost $150. Well, $180 when you count Charly's thyroid medicine. Yes, thyroid medicine. We also give Charly and Max daily fish oil capsules and Glucosamine; Charly gets them for…
Long Hollow 