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October 31, 2009 01:40 AM EDT --
It is a simple recipe, hand written on a recipe card that has browned with age. Titled “Oatmeal Cookies” from Grandma Conner, it contains the promise of memories from a childhood lived a lifetime . . .
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October 21, 2009 12:08 AM EDT --
Today was a gorgeous fall day. When I was done with work, Deb and I decided to take advantage of the warm late day light. Camera in hand, we explored a favorite spot, Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. . . .
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September 20, 2009 07:30 PM EDT --
So easily I forget the gentle place from where all good springs.
It is not a place of epic proportions, in fact, it is small and sometimes well hidden.
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September 03, 2009 12:00 AM EDT --
This country is facing a crisis in regards to health care. Though it is a national issue it is also a very personal one in this household. My partner Deb, an RN who spent 25 years working in ICU and Hospice, . . .
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September 01, 2009 09:09 PM EDT --
Tonight I am attempting a 20 minute free write just to see how it goes. I am going to work really hard to not correct myself as I go along.
7:45p
Today I am very tired. I've been . . .
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August 31, 2009 09:18 PM EDT --
This evening I tried my first free write and actually enjoyed the experience. It will be awhile before I can stop myself from correcting as I go - that is a deeply ingrained behavior.
I looked around . . .
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August 31, 2009 08:03 PM EDT --
Long day at work - always a challenge when folks call out and I have to cover their shift since the boss is away. And it was a beautiful day here - cool, sunny, dry and delicious. This is the time of . . .
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August 29, 2009 05:07 PM EDT --
There is no personal story that I can recount of the way that Senator Edward Kennedy impacted my life. Though I lived in Boston for 17 years, and still consider that city to be the place from which I . . .
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August 28, 2009 01:34 AM EDT --
This past weekend we found a spot to linger, and spend time letting Nature remind of us all that we do know and so easily forget.
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August 26, 2009 10:20 PM EDT --
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August 26, 2009 01:54 PM EDT --
Back in the day, one of my favorite groups here was jessie voigt's " Caption Challenge ". It seems to have died a natural death now that this website has evolved and so many have wandered away. I just . . .
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August 24, 2009 10:05 PM EDT --
It has been one month since those little balls of fluff came into our world. Yesterday, they all moved up in the world - out of their brooder and into the chicken coop. They are almost fully feathered . . .
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August 23, 2009 03:01 AM EDT --
Recently we took the girls on a train ride. There is a scenic tour that runs through the Boston Mountains from Springdale to Van Buren here in Northwest Arkansas. There is also a short leg that runs from . . .
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August 22, 2009 03:07 PM EDT --
Two cows in the pasture,
one, face turned toward the sun,
stands still while the other
slowly bathes her
with her long tongue.
Butterflies intermingle
with busy bees
mining . . .
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August 18, 2009 11:29 PM EDT --
We decided it was time to go visit the chicks again so tonight, when I was done with work, we headed over to the farm. It was a lovely evening, a bit humid but cool enough to be comfortable. The chicks . . .
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August 16, 2009 11:06 PM EDT --
It's been a quiet Sunday. Both Deb and I have been feeling subdued today. We had the girls with us for 6 days and it was wonderful and exhausting. The house feels empty at the moment but that will fade . . .
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August 16, 2009 01:03 PM EDT --
This morning, while enjoying my leisurely Sunday cup of coffee and a bagel, I stumbled across this amazing performance by a lady named Kseniya Simonova. It seems that the Ukraine has a version of "Britain's . . .
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August 06, 2009 10:52 AM EDT --
Severe weather rolled into our little corner of the Ozarks yesterday evening. What had been a sunny and humid day was quickly transformed by the heavy clouds that darkened the day and filled the air with . . .
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August 04, 2009 11:41 PM EDT --
Recently I spent some time in New York visiting my parents. While I was there I took a tour of their garden with my camera in hand. I sat down tonight with the idea that I would put up a photo essay of . . .
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August 03, 2009 11:39 PM EDT --
Recently, Deb and I befriended a couple, Paul and Amanda, who are living their beliefs. They are organic gardeners who strive to leave a miniscule carbon footprint on this planet. They raise the bulk . . .
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