Tag: life lessons
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In Private
I was recently reminded to be careful who I share my ‘big dream’ with. To others it will sound crazy and they’ll take a step back. The dream in your heart was planted there for you and you alone. It won’t make sense to anyone else, so focus on the steps in private. Here’s an…
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A Good Drenching
I’m done walking down to Lady A’s house to care for her flowers, but I thoroughly enjoyed being asked. She’ll return home soon to a happy yard. She has different gardening tastes than me, so I get to see things in bloom that I don’t normally see. I’m really proud of her though because she…
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Try Again
I just returned home from my friends house, Lady A, to take care of her flowers while she’s away. It’s an honor to be asked to care for someone else’s domain. It makes my heart happy to purchase a plant and watch it thrive, while knowing full well, I had purchased the same plant a…
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Farmer Meets Fixer
This week, I was talking with my daughter and we were whining about the arrival of heat and humidity in Texas. I don’t complain often, but when I do it’s to my daughter because she’ll make me laugh about it, or she’ll straighten me out. I didn’t venture outside much in May and when June…
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The Long Run
Today is trash day and there’s a rug folded up in the trash bin that has been with me since I lived in Florida some 30 years ago. I really didn’t see that coming. I find it highly amusing when a minor catastrophe can refine your life for the better. Last week, both dogs had…
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Fountain of Wisdom
His back door opens earlier than the normal 10:00am. Occasionally it opens as early as 8:00 am and you can find him standing on his deck, holding the side rail as if assessing the new day. I smile seeing him standing outside this early. I don’t worry about Mr. Mike anymore because he let a…
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A Life of Enough
All is calm on this weekend morning which is how I tend to like it. I moved the desk from the back of the house to the front and as I sit to write this I’m gazing out the window overlooking the front yard. Nothing is moving. Not a single leaf, or branch on the…
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Tips and Tricks
My daughter wants me to write a book for her generation. She says her friends don’t know the tips and tricks that make life easier. For now, I’ll share here and maybe one day she’ll write that book because she’s a more eloquent writer than me. On Saturday morning I decided to treat myself to…
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The Night Creatures
I was reading a post by my friend, Gary, talking about living outside of the city limits and it took me back to living in the country. In his post he made a comment, “We have to be sure to always get our cats in before dark”, and this is truth. My daughter and I…
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Think Like a Plant
Recently, I saw a post in favor of Hill Country Water Gardens, giving them a rating of 10 out of 10. The reviewer highlighted how calm and peaceful it is to simply walk through, even though she usually leaves with something. I can relate. It’s not a place to swing by when you’re pressed for…
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Uncross Our Legs
I was taught at a very young age to cross my legs when seated and this became an automatic action throughout my life. Working from home, whenever I sit down my right leg would instinctively cross over my left and stay there. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed one morning while getting out of…
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Sober Sunday
I hear this song almost every time I turn on the radio and it resonates deeply. During my married life, money bought a lot of things and furnished a life that many dream of, but I wasn’t happy and I didn’t learn the true meaning of happiness until all was lost many times over. Having…
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Leave It Alone
I’ve only bought one new plant this spring season and that’s because I’ve never seen a real one before. It was a lavender plant which is one of my favorite scents. When purchasing a plant from anywhere other than an actual garden center, it’s best to repot it in good soil. They are shipped in…
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A Second Chance
A few years ago I had a glass Birdbath Basin on a wrought iron stand in the front yard, sitting in a flower bed. I could watch the birds use it from my kitchen window which was fascinating to see them that close up. Then, one winter morning I woke up to a blanket of…
