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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,…
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Take Five
One of the most famous jazz tunes of all time is Take Five, composed by Paul Desmond and made famous by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Its percussive rhythm and distinctive saxophone melody may be familiar to you. It continues to be…
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Butterfly Wisdom
It was mid-afternoon a couple of months ago when I received an excited call from my good friend who lives down the hill. “The monarch butterfly has broken out of its chrysalis! Can I come up and release it in your…
