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NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 5

How lucky I am to be able • to fill the bird feeders • while the chickadees and cardinals • whistle waiting in the shrubs. Continue reading

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The Gettysburg Address

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. Continue reading

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From the Quote Box

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. — Albert Schweitzer Continue reading

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Painting while Poem-ing

Yesterday was Day 19 of 19 of doing at least one watercolor each day during National Poetry Writing Month and I’m sticking with it. When doing a month-long writing thing, I have found it nearly impossible to paint so that … Continue reading

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One Good Thing

Let’s find one good thing every day.
Show or tell us your one good thing. Continue reading

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