Signs of Life Everywhere
’Tis Easter Eve on this side of the world, and there are promising signs of life everywhere. The hills are countless shades of green; fragile yellow flowers are bursting through…
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Moments and experiences come and go so quickly, and often we fail to see them for their value in our lives. We don’t take time to ponder them and take a second look at them. I believe to find the wonder in the world, we should be taking a second look at simple things. That’s what I like to blog about – those plain, every-day, nondescript moments that can delight us if we but look.
Ah . . . Sweet Memories!
Sweet memories are such incredible gifts. Remembering is like going back to a comfortable, familiar place and enjoying it all over again. Have you ever had a memory from childhood, something…
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
We welcome Do, Re, Mi, Fa ,and So to the Nichols’ Nest. TIME OF BIRTH: Uncertain. They were still only eggs late yesterday, and the Hovering Mama was sitting on…
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Wren’s Nest Rival
I expected by now the philodendron would have filled my pineapple planter right outside the front door and its tendrils would be dripping over the sides. Not so. Things changed…
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Spring Surprises
Earlier this week although it was still February, I declared it Spring. I had my first whiff of blooming mountain laurels; I’ve seen pictures of bluebonnets on Facebook; the lemon…
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Roses and View-Masters
Do you remember what a View-Master is? That wonder-filled, binocular-like instrument with a circular cardboard reel of images? With the click of my finger, I could be transported to places I’d…
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