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what's to come Say, for a moment, you gave yourself the luxury of floating your mind's eye to the next chapter or your story. I know, you are still thick in the present tense, married - for richer or poorer - to these pages. Or else you were...

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A surprising language all their own

During the Victorian era, it became especially popular to attach significant meanings to flowers and plants. Also known as floriography, the language of flowers was a very useful means of relaying important messages ... Pine Cone (Pinus)  . . .  Conviviality,...

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this moment :: 7 a.m. first snow

{  this moment  } A single photo ~ no words ~ capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ SouleMama ::: inspired by the Friday reflections...

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Dear Santa ...

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Texture Tuesday ... taking the back road

Chased some light  down a narrow farmland road  on what was an otherwise ordinary morning in the Skagit valley. I'd found god beams* ~ masses of them ~ so I said to the fluffy one riding in back, it's time to pull over & pay...

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Inadvertent snow storm

Frothy little number,  secondhand store goodness. The label read "100% silk" but clearly they meant   exclusive of decoration. ...

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Six weeks, ten boats, and Studio Room 222 ...

Traveling with good companions makes for a joyful time along the road so when I decided on an impromptu road trip to Portland, I included two very friendly books [seeing as how the Fluffy One could not come along, alas]. One book for inspiration ... World...

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