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Magical
Some days I need to remind myself just how lucky I am to wake up every morning to this view. Taken from my bed. Camera in one hand, mug of tea in other.And below, at night.Some days I need to remind...
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Choccy Treats
Good chocolates, who needs ‘em? I do, but not at Christmas.We’ve eaten our share of lofty chocolate over this holiday. Michel Cluizel from Paris, oui, fantastique. B. Castellain (Macaibo and...
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Sosie's Third
The party hours were specific: 10 AM to Noon and the castellated bouncy house was delivered and inflated shortly beforehand. No games were planned but there was a picnic table disguised as a craft...
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A lot of folks claim the District of Columbia as their home and those who claim native Washingtonian status are asked one question and one question only. It isn’t what high school did you go to. It...
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A Nobel Peace Prize for Pete Seeger
Maybe some of you are too young to remember Pete Seeger and his incredible contributions through music and protest to the peace movement, but I hope not. Pete remains as incredible and vital as ever,...
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Grace in Small Things
Miz Pickles' Grace in Small Things. Such a simple idea. Since I received Schmutzie's first email asking me to join her in this positive movement, I've thought of it. Almost every day, but it was only...
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2. Grace in Small Things at Home in Topanga
Sweet Olive Blossom(each blossom is no bigger than an infant's fingernail)Brand New Fig LeafThe Sweetest Little Climbing Yellow RosesSolitary Almond BlossomSunset Outside my Front Door
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March at the Huntington
I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with Flickr, but clicking on this pic will take you somewhere.IMG_5271Originally uploaded by lililsley
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A Thinking Seven Year Old
My granddaughter Charlotte thinks...a lot. And when she gets to thinking, she normally puts pen to paper, as you'll see in this letter she wrote to her best friend, Violet. Marriage, exploding sun,...
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Grace in Small Things 2
And today, because I needed a reminder of what beauty there is in the world, I'll share with you what I made myself see, inside and outside.An appreciative goldfinchA nesting Hummingbird who's built...
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Location, Location, Location
Tightly lashed to a low-hanging limb of our Chinese Elm, this Hummingbird's nest has survived high winds, rain and us creeping back and forth for weeks now. One, maybe two chicks have been hatched so...
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Happy Endings
A couple of weeks ago when I was wiping down our kitchen/dining room table, I got a small splinter in my palm. It wasn’t the first time and I silently reminded myself to be more flippin’ careful at...
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Hummer Mum
The last few weeks have been magically cool, for the most part, with some fairly high winds. We've kept an anxious eye on the hummingbird's nest which has been built with great skill and sophistication...
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When Aioli is Not Just Aioli
Mon professeur de français, Arlette, et son mari Andrew sont les hôtes fantastiques. And last night was no different. Arlette is from Antibes, near Nice, and thus knows a thing or two about regional...
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Revlon Run/Walk for Women
No one can forget where he or she was on 9/11. Roger and I were in California, anxiously awaiting the birth of our first grandchild. We spent one week trying to process the horror of that September day...
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Mothering Sunday
A beautiful day. Lots of fragrant flowers, Roger, granddaughters, daughter and son-in-law. Son Colin, in faraway New York, sent flowers which apparently arrived Friday but the $%^&* FedEx delivery...
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Fourth of July
July 4, '08...white blobs in black sky...those would be fireworksHappy Fourth, everyone and remember...safety first!http://www.arsonwatch.com/
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Paella et Adieux
Mon professeur de français et son mari se déplacent à Antibes le 31 août...or perhaps it should be mon professuer de français et son mari se démenagent à Antibes le 31 août. Or perhaps both of those...
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9/11
Today I am remembering New York and specifically Kristen Gould...a beautiful and gracious woman who loved life, travel, the beauty of words and her husband Jim. Kristen died on United Airlines Flight...
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