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Morning Light
On the morning of Valentine’s Day, the light at sunrise was intensely beautiful. I was so taken with the light, I grabbed my camera before heading out with the dogs. It had snowed during the night, not much, just a … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, husbands, relationships, Valentine's day
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Morning Reflections
This morning snow is falling. Already the pine trees look like a Christmas card. Most of my adult experiences with snow have been at ski resorts. The snow is there before I am. So I am still surprised at how … Continue reading
The Maine Event
Thirty-five years is a long time, three and a half decades of change and challenge. A woman would think that there would be some expensive trinket to commemorate this, but the gift for thirty-five doesn’t have the gleam of forty … Continue reading
The Honeymoon Seat
This week my husband and I celebrated our thirty-fifth wedding anniversary by taking a trip to Acadia National Park in Maine. Until we began planning our trip, we didn’t know that one of the unique features of Acadia was its … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, carriage horses, husband, marriage, paths, relationships, roads, travel
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The Butterfly Effect
Photographing butterflies is difficult. Somedays I just can’t get the shutter speed right. The result is Victorian Fairy photographs—spots of light like Tinkerbell dancing in a meadow. Butterflies, in the woods, in meadows, in gardens, represent beauty and delight. We … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, backyards, butterflies, life, nature, relationships, transitions, wildlife
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Life with Dogs
This is my grandson’s chair: This is the dog that sat in the chair and smashed it: An almost 70 pound German Shorthair Pointer. Why? Perhaps because he was mad at me for locking them all in the sunroom when … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, family, life lessons, moving, relationships, stress
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Stone Walls
Lines from Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall” run through my mind as my dogs patrol the one stone wall in my yard. The speaker ruminates: “’Something there is that doesn’t love a wall/That wants it down.’ I could say ‘Elves’ … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, everyday life in New England, family, mothers and daughters, poetry, relationships, Robert Frost, walls
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Part 10: Our New Nest
How important is the place where one lives? Is the building itself important? Or is it the way one feels when one retreats to one’s abode? Is home the heart? The mind? A fortress? A retreat? What makes a house … Continue reading
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Tagged family, homes, life, moving, new homes, relationships, transitions, unpacking
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Part 9: Road Trip!
After the movers came and went, after we said our good byes to neighbors and friends, after we spent one last night in the house where we had lived for twenty-one years, we put the dogs in the truck, secured … Continue reading
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Tagged family, marriage, memories, relationships, transitions, travel
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