Today is National Shelter Adoption Day. For me this is everyday, but today there is notoriety and so I will once again speak to this very important subject which does now, and has always impacted me personally. My whole life I have had adopted dogs, those who were in need but not less than. Shel
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04/30/2018
The weather is fickle in New England and this season seems to know no end. Having mixed up seasons is difficult for the animals too. That said, last night the bears were active and around where they know: a house opposite mine where I believe they live and are fed. It was raining and I didn't wan
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04/30/2018
I have enjoyed a couple of special days with a good friend visiting from New Jersey. We laughed and cried, shopped, ate well and drank. It was a really good time. This morning my friend is on her way home and I am headed to the Antique Gallery where I have a space and work Sundays. I'm tired but
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04/29/2018
I am really psyched today because I have a friend in town. We will talk, antique, relax and have dinner out. It is very special to be able to share my home, my area and my life with someone I have kn own for over forty years. It is raining and will storm big time later but it doesn't really matte
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04/28/2018
I love old stuff, always have. As a kid I knew the words to songs written before I was born. Now I have a small space in an Antique Gallery where I work one day a week. It has been difficult to find the right display pieces and get them in. Now that that is done I can concentrate on having mercha
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04/27/2018
I love nature, my garden and keeping all things within my ability alive and well. In the summer most of my plants are outside. It has been cold (and even snowy) here in the Berkshires until this week. Yesterday it rained but the weekend was sunny if still windy. Monday this flower bloomed for me
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04/26/2018
In my neighborhood there are many animals, some wild and some vulnerable. Earlier today I watched as a fox was jumping up a tree. Later I saw why and it is hard.Nature is not always pretty. It was but seconds before the fox caught his prey and now there is one less squirrel in the neighborhood.Th
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04/25/2018
In a vast and complicated world I often find the simplest things are the most soothing. My desk tells the story of my life. There are piles, neat, but each pile represents something left to accomplish, finish or do. I have made peace with this because I know that when the piles are gone so am I.T
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04/25/2018
I awoke early as I always do and got busy. I posted a blog, wrote a few comments, did my 5 minute exercises, fed the dogs and let them out and tried to fix something that is broken. I got out early and drove some 55 miles to Northampton Massachusetts to buy some new essentials and a bathing suit.
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04/24/2018
I live in a small town of less than 2000 folks. There are no malls and most of the stores have multiple products or uses. So when it is time for a specialized purchase I have to drive. So I thought I was going to have to drive back to New Jersey in order to get both the things and service I was l
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04/24/2018
