Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Saturday, January 23, 2021

On the Beach

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Never cared for taking almost all my clothes off by the waterside, joining a bunch of strangers similarly undressed and all either yelling o...
Friday, December 13, 2019

The Joys of the Fake Fireplace

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Ever see a fake electric fireplace like the one my boyfriend's parents had in their basement "rec room" in the 1970s? The ...
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Saturday, December 23, 2017

Three Surprises

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Every once in a while a year really stinks, like 2009 (and 2008), and 2017 was one of those, but nonetheless as the year ends, dusted off, b...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Simple Pleasures

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"What would be fun?" I asked my shattered self, and then thought of stopping at the local bakery for  coffee and maybe a pecan r...
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Saturday, July 15, 2017

The Smiling Bowl

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Early, early, early, between first light and 7 a.m., or the humidity is oppressive, and you must wear long pants and a long-sleeved high-n...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

No One Has Ever Been Happier

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November 1 was a gorgeous 80-degree day, spent working, tooling around in the car on errands all midday and eating two mozzarella sticks a...
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Monday, October 24, 2016

Happy Hunting Grounds

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Carmel moved from the city to the country for two years and then back to the city again, where there's work, and she now visits my pla...
Sunday, October 16, 2016

Cheerful

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Carefully I select from my collection of 13 old restaurantware coffee cups the one which suits my mood or the one I think will alter it fo...
Saturday, October 1, 2016

Happy 15th Anniversary

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Today, October 1, I've lived on the Divine Property for 15 consecutive years. So much has gone on here, from deadly despair to stellar...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Just to Let You Know the Crocuses Came Up

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First noticed shoots about two weeks ago during a warm spell. First noticed blooms yesterday. They're all over the south-facing slope! I...
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Saturday, January 23, 2016

So Humble

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There's a full moon on this my birthday, signifying an exceptionally full and rich year ahead. I already know how busy I'll be, so...
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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Ride Through a Lifetime

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An antique car stirs hearts like nothing else. While Dwight drove us around in his grandfather's Chevrolet 3100 "Thriftmaster...
Monday, March 30, 2015

First Picnic of the Year

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Humble meal: leftover cabbage curry with yogurt; mandarin orange; bottled water. Awful if I would have had to eat it in the car, but  this c...
Saturday, March 7, 2015

The Happiest Day of the Year

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Here it is -- the day I await all winter: the first crocus in the lawn, plus a bud for lagniappe. Joy; all doubts fade; all things are pos...