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The Art of Gratefulness – Day 3

Posted on November 4, 2013 by mahines

This Japanese Maple was planted by my husband when he built our house in the 80’s. Originally, it was in front of the house. When we did renovations a few years ago, it had to be moved so we could … Continue reading →

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The Art of Gratefulness

Posted on November 1, 2013 by mahines

I know of several people who are planing to use the month of November to practice the art of gratefulness. The idea is to take a few moments each day, contemplate what we have to be grateful for and then … Continue reading →

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Hair

Posted on October 29, 2013 by mahines

Hair is an amazing thing.  It’s one of the few things about yourself that you can change over and over without psychoanalysis or surgical procedures.  It can be any color, any length, any style.  If you don’t have enough of … Continue reading →

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Peaceful

Posted on October 28, 2013 by mahines

My husband and I spent part of the day yesterday doing outside seasonal chores. We cleaned gutters. (Well, he cleaned them. I held the ladder and emptied the leaf bucket.) We dug the annuals out of the ceramic planters and … Continue reading →

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Dark Face

Posted on October 24, 2013 by mahines

They say a dog with a dark face does not photograph well. People won’t be interested because they can’t see any expression and that’s what people want. But when I saw that big, black bowling ball head, I saw two … Continue reading →

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My Mood Today

Posted on October 23, 2013 by mahines

My Mood Today – Pissy.  That’s what my Mother would have called it.  “What’s your problem?  Why are you so pissy today?”  I woke up not wanting to go to work; not wanting to commute for 4+ hours; not wanting … Continue reading →

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Lions and Tigers and Bears

Posted on September 17, 2013 by mahines

Well last weekend, my husband’s wish finally came true – we saw a bear. The area around our house is highly wooded,  yet in the twenty-plus years he has lived here, never once has he even caught a glimpse of … Continue reading →

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The People Next Door

Posted on September 12, 2013 by mahines

I read the local paper on the train in the morning.  Today, buried in the middle of the first section, was a story about a man from Greenwich who savagely beat his wife with a baseball bat.  She was found … Continue reading →

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Late Night With……….

Posted on August 9, 2013 by mahines

So I made it home OK last night. No demonic slugs. No mutant bears. It was after 11:00. Pretty late (well, pretty late for someone who has to get up at the butt crack of dawn to go to work). … Continue reading →

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Remembering What I Already Know

Posted on August 7, 2013 by mahines

I was a Theater Arts Major in college. In those days we called it Speech and Theater. I think that was because “Speech and Theater” sounded more stable than “Thear-ter Arts“. We could convince our parents that there was potential … Continue reading →

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