Tag: Books
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
While many will be out today celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, I will be enjoying a few of my favorite things about Irish history and culture while watching multiple NCAA March Madness basketball games (Final Four – MSU, Kentucky, Villanova, and Duke). Baileys Irish Cream . . . Shepherd’s Pie . . . Irish Pubs .…
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Story Time
“Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful.” Kailash Satyarthi
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Morning Mirage
I am currently reading Achieving Your Potential As a Photographer by Harold Davis and last night I finished the section on creativity. This morning while walking the dog I came across this image on a tree and for a moment I thought I saw a rabbit reading a book. Creativity or not enough coffee before…
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Bookstore Birdie
As a book lover, I think I agree with this birdie that the local bookstore is a perfect place to hang out. I spotted him as I was entering the bookstore and thought what a perfect perch to watch all the happy shoppers leave with their wonderful bags of books and a cup of coffee,…
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Treasure The Little Things
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
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Joy of Reading
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” – W. Somerset Maugham
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There’s Music In The Air
There is music in the air this week with a wonderful selection of blues, rock, and holiday tunes available with new releases by Joe Bonamassa, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, U2 and nonstop holiday music on the radio. Eric Clapton’s new cd/dvd, Slowhand at 70-Live At The Royal Albert Hall, is being released this Friday and…
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Melancholy Mood
A golden glow swirled around the lone boat lift left on the lake as a silent reminder that the boating season has ended and as calendar pages were changed and clocks pushed back, the shadows and glow of melancholy crept ashore to shine a light on change and endings. It is easy to identify with…
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I Kind Of Understand How He Feels
After a few days of dealing with the aftermath of fall colors, a computer crash (thank god for backups) and a broken furnace (a new one is needed), today I kind of understand the bad attitude of this swan. Unfortunately, this swan seems to have a bad attitude all year as he chases away the…
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