Too Early for a Christmas Tree? I Say, Bring on the Lights!

Yes, 2020 finally broke me. . . But not the way you might be thinking. . . It’s just that after a lifetime of refusing to bring a tree in the house before December 15th…

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Friday Becomes Saturday. . . of (Momentary) Sadness and Purpose and Simple Pleasures . . . and Aging. . .

Friday, I wrote this. . . after deleting two other half-hearted attempts that my very vocal inner critic deemed banal or overly self-indulgent. . .  Today is tough. No single reason, nor any serious one.…

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November Happiness — a Modest Achievement

AND. . . . it’s November. . . Big doings on the horizon, and let’s all hope they bring positive change to see the year out. . . The calendar’s turned a page; the clock’s…

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Monday Miscellany: What I Saw, What I Wore, What I Made, What I Read. . .

 Monday might not be the best day to post a weekly post, but that seems to be the rhythm I’ve drifted into here. I think I’ll change that soon, and I may also try to…

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Dressing for Happiness, in Troubled Times. . .

It’s been a busy week: had one daughter’s family over for dinner; went for a long walk in a small forest with another’s; spent one morning cycling to a favourite wetlands park with my husband;…

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