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Life Lessons Absorbed from Children’s Books

July 7, 2022

Life Lessons Absorbed from Children’s Books   Even before I learned how to read, books were an important part of my life. They very often provided me with inspiration, understanding of life in general, principles, motivation, and at times my own storytelling. Books were always readily available to me; sitting on my bedroom bookshelf, at […]

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The Gift of a Refreshing Snow Moon

February 16, 2022

Oftentimes, just before it starts to snow, I feel unsettled inside. Especially when that snow is predicted to fall about the time of a February full moon; otherwise known as a Snow Moon. I won’t call it anxiety. Rather, it’s a feeling of everything coming up to the surface of my emotions is about to […]

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Words of Comfort

September 29, 2021

WORDS of COMFORT Reading has always been a type of therapy for me; it has consistently helped me manage and cope during unpredictability. As a young child and teenager, I would often reread my favorite books during times of stress or upheaval. We moved a lot when I was younger which led me to having […]

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Summer Jobs

August 1, 2021

LOBSTER LANDING SUMMER 1977 In 1977 I was spending my first summer post college graduation in Maine at my parents newly purchased beach cottage. The plan was to hopefully find a job and attend summer sessions at a local university as I needed 3 more credit hours to make everything official. Also, I was engaged […]

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My Missy Cat

August 29, 2020

Earlier this summer I picked up a small relatively thin book titled, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Elliot. It originally caught my eye because of the word ‘possum’ and has published a book last year about an opossum I thought I’d like to add this to my collection. However, as most of […]

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Day Lily Calm

August 13, 2020

A Poem by Ocean Rose Nature awakens, stirs from the blanket of sleep, branches stretch out, flower buds promise us of spring. She asks of us to tread lighter than we have, take care,  for she is one, our home. Misty-eyed, dewdrops wrap around the delicate air. The earth beneath us gently sighs, sprouts vibrate […]

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