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Hugging Trees… Mesquite Trees That Is
Last week’s Earth Day marked the 50th anniversary of the day when millions of people joined together to focus attention on environmental issues. Though sometimes associated with radical ideas, for the most part Earth Day remains an occasion for peaceful events…
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A Scrap of Courage
If good fences make good neighbors1 then our little subdivision was the perfect setting for neighborliness to grow. The streets were lined with rows of 70s-era ranch-style houses. The small back yards were bordered by the type of chain-link fences Texans…
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Tinker Bell
I’m thinking about Tinker Bell today…not the scantily clad tiny blonde of Disney’s animated creation, or even the glowing but rather stout fairy described by J. M. Barrie in his original story Peter Pan. I will always associate Tinker Bell with…
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Salt
The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. Isak Dinesen I clipped this quote out of a magazine I was flipping through while taking a break from my writing yesterday. For a dedicated salt-lover, it caught my…
