Is This Thing On?

August 2, 2010
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So, um….. Hi! How’s things? I brought you a flower. It’s a coneflower. It’s special because it’s my signature flower. It’s hardy, resilient, old fashioned. It’s does its best work under pressure and while it seems a little rough around the edges it can actually be quite soothing and helpful when you’re in need. Do [...]

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Flashlight Tales

June 3, 2010
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Hey y’all! Been kinda quiet here this week, huh? That’s because we’ve been slaves to our books. If you could peek into our windows you’d probably come away thinking we were the laziest bunch of good for nothings this side of the Mississippi. Well, all accept for Papa. He’s busy filming documentaries about bees and [...]

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Beach Blanket Education

June 2, 2010

Maybe it’s because the beach is such a completely different landscape from the one we call home. Maybe it’s the legendary lure of the sea. Whatever the reason, some of our greatest learning adventures have happened with sand in between our toes and salty wind in our hair. For those of you looking forward to [...]

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Family Games: Checkers

May 27, 2010

Hey y’all! The mercury is rising at an alarming rate around here and I’m determined to put on my Steel Magnolia face.  I will greet the season with determined grace. I will not give in to whining about the heat. I will not. Well… not right away anyhow. Phase one of my “beat the heat” [...]

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Time Marches On

May 26, 2010

Thank you all, sincerely, for the well wishes. I am, ever so very dang slowly, recovering I think. Maybe. Kind of. Anyhoooooooo….. I thought you  might like to hear the final chapter in our Eastern Screech Owl story. Last week I was walking the path from our house to Daddy’s office out back. It was [...]

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