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Year: 2016

Droplets of Disillusionment

Droplets of Disillusionment

Tears. Disillusionment. I want to run away. Hide my eyes. Cover my ears. But I won’t. Instead I will continue to use my free voice against hatred, bigotry, racism, illiteracy, misogyny,…
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Purple Rain

Purple Rain

“You’ll miss the best things, if you keep your eyes shut. ” ~ Dr. Seus Last Monday was IVIG day. Saturday I got gussied up and went to dinner. A rare…
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Dances with Hummingbirds

Dances with Hummingbirds

Each day I see Twig, the hummingbird, perched upon a fruit tree tree. Sometimes he chooses the plum tree, other times the apple tree. His feathers soaked from the down…
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Halloween Advice

Halloween Advice

“Hey Daddy-O. This hipster looks like he could stand one more greasing. He’s not slick enough.”
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The Original Angry Birds

The Original Angry Birds

“Nothing ruffles my feathers more than other hummers poaching my nectar.” All summer, it’s a regular Hummar War around my house. I always see photos of hundreds of hummerbirds happily…
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Fifteen

Fifteen

I’m not the same woman he married 15 years ago. We blissfully started our lives together as an active, social couple who enjoyed the outdoors. Neither of us could have…
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Vote

Vote

We mailed in our votes yesterday. I found this chilling, foreshadowing quote from Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter (a non conservative judge appointed by Republican President George H. Bush)…
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As The Garden Turns

As The Garden Turns

Is it weird that I did a happy dance when I saw a bud on my Nasturtrium? After killing 47 of these the first time around, I’m pleased to see…
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