Tag: Lifestyle
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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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Bear With Me While I Wait For Santa
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
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Enigmatic Waters
“Each person is an enigma. You’re a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle.” – Theodore Zeldin
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Try As We Might, We Cannot Stop The Hands Of Time
As we slowly wind down another year, thoughts can turn to the quick passage of time, trying to remember if you achieved any of your New Year’s resolutions, reminiscing over the year’s event or sadness at the passing of another year. After a feverish week with a cold and having flashbacks to 1979 after catching…
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“Nothing is Impossible, the Word Itself Says I’m Possible!” – Audrey Hepburn
This rings true even if your mom has fed you too many biscuits since last winter and, as the gale winds blew into town during the summer/winter clothes swap, you discover it is impossible to zip your jacket to the top. Thankfully, it is still possible to stay warm if you are a spoiled…
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Finding a Missing Piece of Joy
Over a year ago, I found myself feeling that a piece of the joy puzzle had been misplaced from my life. Turning on the news or flipping through a magazine, I heard about the 60s being the new 40s, women ‘having it all’ and starting a new chapter in your life. Where was I to…
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Imagine My Surprise
Not only was it a surprise to walk around the corner and see this little guy visiting, but during a week of record-setting weather in the 70’s it was a surprise to find the holiday season in full bloom. Waiting in line at the drive-thru and listening to T.N.T. by AC/DC on the radio, imagine…
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Fall Is In The Air
Fall is in the air and the chance to enjoy the beauty of the season each day becomes a little more challenging as the daylight hours fade away earlier and our Michigan weather fluctuates between blue skies, heavy clouds, rain and the surprising first snow flakes of the season last weekend. If the skeletons, scarecrows,…
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Celebrate Life’s Moments
Sometimes all it takes is a shared smile, a bench to share with someone special, simple joys of the season and the beauty of fall to remind us to celebrate life’s moments.
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