Tag: Words
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The Icelandic phrase “þetta reddast” which means “it will all work out in the end.” I wrapped up all my projects a week early and have begun my summer vacation away from to-do lists and over thinking and letting go of the illusion of control. In other words, I hope it will all work out…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
Going on strike against some topics at the water cooler or, in my case tree chats, since I don’t even know if water cooler chats still exist. As someone who once orchestrated a strike in my union days, I’m ready to walk out over any DeSantis/Trump coverage, news channels that only want to talk about…
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The Week In Seven Photos
Spent some time talking with the little birds, walking with the big birds, celebrating young love, and enjoying the goslings and northern lights. Somehow found myself celebrating the coronation and also enjoying one of the best gumbos made. There were days the weather and walks were as beautiful as the great blue herons and the…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The art of being relaxed when approached by a stranger. Harper and I have been known to scare off a variety of wildlife in the backyard, but for some reason this mourning dove did not view us as a threat and stayed there relaxed for a photo shoot. This is the polar opposite of earlier…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The art of doing nothing. Surprisingly, it takes a lot of work to get ready to do nothing. I’ve been making list after list trying to accomplish everything before June so I have plenty of time to do nothing all summer. Nobody in the family believes this will happen or that I’m capable of making…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The gift of a good walk. Recently I enjoyed the New York Times article “Whatever The Problem, It’s Probably Solved By Walking” by Andrew McCarthy, who has now walked the Camino de Santiago twice. While I’ve always dreamed of walking that pilgrimage route, I still discover any walk to be a gift. I’m happy while…
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The Week In Seven Photos
While spring fever has its grip on many, and the world’s trying to send me a message, I have to admit between the cold, rain, and sleet that I don’t have an enthusiastic spring response. I’m trying to shake off the crazy March weather as a new month is ready to greet us with rain,…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The enjoyment of tip wars at my favorite coffee shops. Yep, I’m one of those people that doesn’t necessarily tip based on service. You never know what’s going on in someone’s life or how their day is going and as an introvert, I definitely do not care about over the top friendliness. Trust me, some…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
My lack of successful predictions. As we begin my all-time favorite sporting event, the first two rounds of March Madness, I remembered that I’ve never predicted a NCAA March Madness Final Four and I’ve definitely learned this month that I can’t predict the weather. My sports predictions have been so bad at times that my…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
Brand loyalty and ice storms. I think we set a record with three ice storms in two weeks and we have probably set another record on the number of text messages and cancellations concerning our new stove purchase. We’ve lost count, but do believe there have been over 30 text messages and ten delivery date…
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