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Looking Back and Considering the Lessons Among the Struggles

I should be going down to walk my mother’s dog right now, but its pouring rain. Neither the dog nor I need to be out in the rain. I awoke last night with a mild sore throat, I don’t need … Continue reading

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January Second…Page Two, The Not So Hidden Food for Betterment

Hidden nourishment? I always feed the outside cats on the back steps, but its raining. Not heavily, but enough that eventually the dry would become soup. When I took food out to them, I carried the dish part way across … Continue reading

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January First; Comparisons and Desires

And so… it begins. I did stay up last night to watch the ball drop in New York City. I even stayed sort of awake, to see the Nashville event. I didn’t quite make it as I dozed off, waking … Continue reading

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December Twenty-seventh, Inner Thoughts and Gifts as The Year Wanes

There is a reason we are warned not to envy others. There are reasons we are told not to compare our self with others. And yet…so many of us do that very thing. As I have said before, I speak … Continue reading

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January Fifth; Seeking a New Strength

 After finally watching the closing credits to the year that shall not be named, we are still seeking the proper ending. The antagonist(s) of the movie have still not been fully dealt with so we battle onward. We seek a … Continue reading

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January Fourth; Hope in the Beginning

 I hope, my dogs are happy. After that trip to hike the mountain yesterday and battling to keep them from pulling me down the hill, I am beyond sore. I expected it, anticipated it, but am not enjoying it one … Continue reading

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Footnotes of Day Two -warming up

Plan A, delayed. Plan B, initiated.  I kept waiting and hoping for the weather to clear up today. I went about my responsibilities with the occasional peek out the window only to see the same thick cloud cover. I did … Continue reading

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Day 1; Footnotes of First Day

 It was an all day, raining, dreary, gloomy, wash out of a day. I didn’t get in any trouble at all. I am however suffering a severe case of cabin fever. I would have enjoyed a stroll through the rain, … Continue reading

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January First; 2021 NEW!!!

 Boy does it ever feel good to say that.  I sat up last night to see the year which shall not be named out and welcome in the new year. Somewhere along the line yesterday I saw someone mention that … Continue reading

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December Thirty-first; If I Could Give a Gift

Here we are….finally. Did you wonder if we would make it to this point?  We have reached the last day of the year 2020. What a long haul this has been.When we stood at this threshold last year looking forward, … Continue reading

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