Tag: Reading
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Shakespeare or Orwell?
We live in a political time where 1984 by George Orwell is constantly being referenced, but my preference has always been William Shakespeare. Did my enjoyment of Shakespeare begin with the first words read, the Shakespeare course taught by a brilliant college professor that looked brilliant wearing splendid scarves or the many fabulous film adaptations…
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The Week In Seven Photos
After hiding indoors due to the heatwaves and World Cup, I felt it was time to catch up on the neighborhood chatter. This little one was still celebrating my favorite baseball player, Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, winning the MLB Home Run Derby. Instead of watching exciting football matches, it was a week of…
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The Week In Seven Photos
Sometimes sports are a great way to escape the stress of life, but sometimes sports can contribute to that stress. My mother has joined me in watching the World Cup matches and it has been mentioned to me that the added stress of the overtime matches has taken extra years off her life. Both semi-finals…
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The Week In Seven Photos
It’s July and summer and one would think this week would have been about being outdoors, but nope, it was about football, baseball, shopping, reading and hats. After rummaging through my hats, I discovered that I may not have enough hats to deal with what this hot, humid weather is doing to my hair and…
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Story Time
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, the man who never reads lives only one. George R. R. Martin
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Lake Ice After A Thaw
I think reality is thin, you know, thin as lake ice after a thaw, and we fill our lives with noise and light and motion to hide that thinness from ourselves. Stephen King – Bag of Bones
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The Week In Seven Photos
Another night of trying to find a good location for a moon shot and realizing I will still be searching for a good location before the upcoming super blue blood moon on the 31st. These cupcakes looked to good to eat, but I did not encounter that problem with my wonderful sugar cookie shaped like a…
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