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Edgar Allen Poe and Pumpkin Spice Everything
This weekend I started reading Edgar Allan Poe. It’s been years since I’ve read his stories and poems and reading them all over again has been a joy. He had such a distinct…
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A mourning dove plants a seed
Last week I watched the devastation from Hurricane Helene. And then Milton followed on its heels. I simply wasn’t in the mood to write when so much was going on. But I did…
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The Turkey Vulture Migration and Update on the Cookbook
The turkey vulture migration has been coming through our area this week. Today I watched them and counted 36 that passed through. I was sitting in my porch, soaking up the morning sun…
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Sneak Peak Recipe from the 3-Ingredient Cookies Cookbook–Coconut Macaroons
I’ve had several interruptions this week but I’m finally to the editing stage of the 3-Ingredient Cookie Cookbook. This is the part where my eyes glaze over with each edit. I read through…
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Charles Dickens’ writing routine, a writer’s bookshelf, and a squirrel
This morning I watched a squirrel scamper around the tree trunk and then up to the branches. I love watching squirrels, they are charming and seem to defy gravity in their antics. While…
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Everyday Enchantments
Everyday enchantments are the small moments we experience every day that bring a little bit of magic into our lives. I was thinking about this as I sat out on the front porch…
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You Are Your Own Fairy Tale
I started reading You Are Your Own Fairy Tale by Amanda Lovelace yesterday and I’m already over halfway through. It’s a beautiful book of poetry of advice for women of all ages. Some…
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September Breeze
I sat out in the front porch this morning for the first time in a week. I’ve been out of pocket getting the house ready for an inspection. Cleaning, decluttering, catching up on…
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Dancing Dragonflies
This morning was amazing! After my morning exercise workout, I went out to the front porch to sit in the sun. I brought a book I’ve been reading and settled into the first…
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Lonesome Dove and back to the cookbook
This week I’m back to working on the new cookbook. We had some nice rains this weekend. This is the first summer in years that we’ve had rain throughout the Spring and Summer.…
