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Hanging on for Dear Life
The north wind was strong and fierce, swirling and gusting, moving lawn chairs and tables, and “rearranging” the potted plants of Johnny Jump-ups that bravely decorated the patio. The predicted cold front, what we Texans call a blue norther arrived as…
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An Outdoor Shower
A few days ago, I enjoyed the awesome privilege of taking a shower outdoors. No, I didn’t go outside in my birthday suit and wash off in our outdoor shower. Brrr! Instead, I bundled up against the cold in my seldom…
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Peridot
Wistful envy suffused my face as I walked the aisles of the local Woolworth’s variety store. My favorite red Keds (the ones with the rubber toes) barely made a sound on the polished wood floors. It was an August afternoon in…
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The Honey Guide
It was during this week two years ago I took a summer stroll through the world-famous Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. As I wandered through the many sections and pathways, thousands of varieties of colorful flowers, trees, vines, ferns, waterlilies,…
