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Smilax
After our recent move to Central Texas from the Northeast, we became reacquainted with the Smilax vine. It is not a happy friendship. The huge thickets of Smilax with their woody stems, thorny hooks and shiny leaves cover the barbed wire…
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A Mock-Orange Renascence
I wrote this blog during one of Maine’s harsh winters. It focuses on The Tender Places theme for early January 2020- Perseverance and Tenacity. Enjoy! The tiniest tips of thin brown branches still peek out from under the several feet of…
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That Most Silent of Nights
This blog is part of a series of blogs about the music of the Advent and Christmas Season. The last notes of Feliz Navidad faded as our community chorale finished their annual Christmas concert. The converted performance hall, once a part…
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A Holy, Jolly Christmas
This entry is part of a series of blogs that present ways that familiar Christmas music, both secular and religious, can enlarge our Spirits and deepen our exploration of the Advent and Christmas seasons. If I were to name my all-time…
