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Friday’s Fresh Five! (5/6/11)
My mother is a poem I’ll never be able to write, though everything I write is a poem to my mother. ~Sharon Doubiago #1 – What’s a Mom Worth? Although we all know that moms are priceless, an ABC News...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (3/30/12)
First impressions of this flower might be: prickly, exotic, and tropical. In actuality, this safflower is soft, familiar, and grown in areas with long dry seasons. The lesson here is that first...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (6/8/12)
Friends. They make our world infinitely better. Like a favorite pair of jeans, they are comfortable and without pretense. They are the twin sails of support as we steer through rough seas. They...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (6/15/12)
Standing in front of the card rack, I search for the perfect Father’s Day card for my dad. One after another, I pick them up, read them, and put them back. None will do – too schmaltzy, too formal, or...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (6/22/12)
A mass of red Lady Bird poppies moves with the breeze and resembles lady bugs in flight. Bees buzz from flower to flower. In the background, water trickles over rectangular-shaped stones. The wonder...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (6/29/12)
“Seriously, can’t you hold onto your own chew?” I say as I look into the child-like brown eyes of Buster, my 90-pound grand-puppy. For several minutes now, I’ve sat next to him holding on to one end...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (7/13/12)
With only a few weeks left before my son’s wedding, I am the picture of calm. Why then, does everyone ask me, “How are you doing? Are you stressed, yet?” Each time I smile and calmly reply, “No, no,...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (8/17/12)
Hand-carried from Paris, France, by my son and new daughter-in-law, these brightly-colored macarons deserve to be eaten while at their peak of perfection. The smooth meringue domes break ever so...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (9/7/12)
After a day filled with swimming in the pool and catching Frisbees at the park, Buster, my grand-dog, wasn’t busting any more moves. Although still a pup, his grandparents managed to wear him out. By...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (3/29/13)
Photo by Linnell Chang The road goes on for miles. Bright jagged streaks of light float over it and define its path. On and on it goes, passing one fence post after another, until finally, in a fiery...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (9/13/13)
Acorns dangle from oak trees to kiss summer flowers goodbye. With the weather still summery warm, it’s hard to believe that in nine days, fall officially begins. My backyard reflects the coming...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! 9/20/13
Purple flowers with yellow centers pose against a golden summer backdrop. These two colors sit on opposite sides of a color wheel making them complementary colors. In the world of color theory, they...
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100 Scarves: Making T-Shirt Scarves for the Homeless
I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. Edward Everett Hale...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (1/17/14)
It freezes. It melts. It evaporates. Water exists in solid, liquid, and gaseous states and, given specific conditions, it transforms itself repeatedly throughout the course of time. It’s a wondrous...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (2/28/14)
“Arggh! Who put the baby fat back on my body?” I exclaim as I peel off another shirt and toss it on top of the “No-Longer-Looks-Good” pile of clothing. I hate cleaning out my closet. Standing in the...
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From Old Sweater to New Beanie Cap
The model napped during the construction and fitting of the garment, so a giraffe graciously stepped in to help. What? After using a sweater to make a Christmas stocking last month, I wanted to learn...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (4/17/15)
Looking at a selfie of my granddaughter and me, I experienced a déjà vu moment. I couldn’t quite put my finger on what the selfie reminded me of, until yesterday. Yesterday was my birthday. When I...
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