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MONOCHROME ARCHITECTURE

CFFC: Monochrome Schubert Theater, Boston, night Old Inn, Amherst Main Street Beacon Hill, Boston Logo CFFC

MONOCHROME ARCHITECTURE

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WILDFLOWERS ON THE BEACH

WILDFLOWERS ON THE BEACH

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DOORS, MAINLY

DOORS, MAINLY

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The Old Yarn Shop

The Old Yarn Shop

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Avoiding the Reunion

There’s no way around it. I was not good with money, so in retirement I am not exactly where I wanted or hoped to be. That doesn’t mean I’m unhappy with my life. I’ve had a lot of fun, adventure, and a pretty good career. Both life and career were different than anything I imagined. I became a writer — which I did plan and wanted — then fell into technical writing because, against all logic and…

Avoiding the Reunion

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LILIES OF THE DAY

LILIES OF THE DAY

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FEAST OR NIBBLES? Marilyn Armstrong

Wednesday RDP – FEAST We aren’t big eaters these days. A feast can be laid out on the table, but we merely nibble around the edges. I’m surprised when I meet an elderly but really fat person because generally, appetite diminishes with the years. My son, just approaching 50, eats half as much as he did a few years ago. Dining We eat maybe half as much as we did two or three years ago, which is…

FEAST OR NIBBLES? Marilyn Armstrong

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BACK TO THE REAL WORLD

We slipped away to visit friends in Kennebunkport, Maine. They don’t live there. They’re actually Californians who come annually to visit the rest of the family who live on this coast. I wasn’t sure we were going until the last minute. I didn’t feel well, but I knew Garry badly wanted to go, and I had a feeling I was going to like these people. I was right. I did. They liked me, I liked them, we…

BACK TO THE REAL WORLD

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Stick-to-it-ive-ness

Blogging Insights NF # 49 – “Stick-to-it-ive-ness” ” The difference between writers who finish books and those who don’t– is that the finishers don’t stop writing until they get to: THE END.” – Brian Hutchinson, author of Writer’s Doubt. That’s true for most things, isn’t it? Completing a task is the point of the job, right? Is it more true for writers than for other workers? No matter what…

Stick-to-it-ive-ness

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FENCES AND GATES

CFFC: Monochrome I’ve always loved taking pictures of gates and fences. There are so many different shapes and materials. Some are merely decorative while others are formidable, intended to keep the world away. This is all about Fences and Gates, from a barbed wire fence to a fence that forms a fortress. Most of our local fences are simple. Wood and wire or just wood. To keep the cows in the…

FENCES AND GATES

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SHARING MY WORLD

Share Your World 10th August-ish Melanie is temporarily absent, so this week, Pensitivity has filled in. Melanie, I hope you are okay. Or will be. Soon. And the questions are: When you’re on holiday, do you prefer self-catering or a hotel/B&B? At this point, I like a nice dinner out, and otherwise, self-catering. But hey, if the place includes brunch, who am I to argue? Just don’t set it for…

SHARING MY WORLD

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STARLINGS COVERED WITH STARS

STARLINGS COVERED WITH STARS

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CONNECTING TO THE MOMENT

CONNECTING TO THE MOMENT

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DAYLILIES - FOND REMEMBRANCE

FOTD – August 9 – Daylilies in fond remembrance All the flowers died early this year. It was very hot, very dry. It’s still hot and dry, but the word is out. It will cool off and rain. So they have promised, and may their word be good.

DAYLILIES - FOND REMEMBRANCE

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BALLS, NERVE, AND חוצפה

“You’re one tough broad,” my friend told me. I recognized this as a compliment. Maybe you have to come from New York or New Jersey to “get it,” but I got it. “Tough” includes brave, determined, and hard to kill. A survivor with חוצפה  (chutzpah). I’ve heard “moxie” used in old British and American movies, mostly from the 1930s or 1940s, but it’s not what people say nowadays. In New York, if they…

BALLS, NERVE, AND חוצפה

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CARDINALS IN THE SNOW

CARDINALS IN THE SNOW

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TIMING OUT

The joy and perils of vortexes and wormholes Time travel is the ultimate addiction. When I discovered the window in my bedroom had turned into a wormhole, I was thrilled, though a bit worried. Venturing out of current time and space can be unhinging. There are already a few too many unhingeables in this world. Do I want to become another? Nonetheless, it was irresistible. It began like any…

TIMING OUT