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Author Archives: joanneeddy
Days of Clouds and Rain
“Into each life some rain must fall.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Everyone wants happiness, Nobody wants pain, but you can’t have a rainbow, without a little rain.” Unknown It’s raining again. We’ve had a lot of rain this year…and more … Continue reading
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Tagged rain, sun, Weather, Weather's impact on the mood
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Grass Between Our Toes
Henry David Thoreau wrote, “I cannot preserve my health and spirits unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly … Continue reading
The Iris Surprise
“In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish’d dove; In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love” Alfred, Lord Tennyson I started this entry to update you on the “Surprise … Continue reading
A Life Lesson from Spring
“Life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.” Leonard Nimoy four days before his death “To possess ideas is to gather flowers; to think is to weave them into garlands.” … Continue reading
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Tagged "Life is like a garden" Nimoy quote, Beginning again after grief, gardening, grief, iris, Irises, Leonard Nimoy, life after loss, Life is a garden in our memory, Life lessons from spring, life renewed in spring, Master Gardeners, Memories of my mother, My mother, Spring takes guts, Spring will come, spring will come it will always come, Starting fresh after loss
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On Questions and Answers
“Real wisdom lies not in having all the answers, but in seeking to understand the questions.” Old Chinese proverb My mother always used to tell me that I didn’t begin talking until late, but once I started … Continue reading
The Wind in Spring
The Wind in Spring My breezy love has turned so cold, … Continue reading
Happy New Year’s…On April Fools
Did you know that April 1st used to be the start of the new year? I didn’t until I stumbled on this today. My husband says I never met an odd bit of data or history or folklore that I … Continue reading
Little Resurrections – On Spring and Grandchildren
Spring is found in small resurrections, The insistence of life anew, a bud, a leaf, a flower. One raindrop, one last winter tear, merging with another, Surging, overflowing, transformational, and true, As unstoppable as the sunrise or a baby’s laugh, a … Continue reading
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