I was never a girl scout but I do know about kindness and recognize it when I see it. Recently I adopted a senior dog from a rescue in southern Connecticut. The woman who runs this rescue is a very special person who lives generously and loves completely. She has made it her mission to help the t
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11/07/2019
I am sure I am not alone in this but some days I run around so much it seems like my life is on the errand express. Yesterday was like that. Today I am going to catch my breath and do stuff in my home, and prepare for what may be the first snow storm of the season here. Fortunately my leaves were
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11/06/2019
This morning I had an appointment to see a Doctor who would be doing a procedure on me later this month. I made this appointment in February in order to have the first appointment of the day. I have used this Doctor before to a hernia operation a couple of years ago. I confirmed the appointment m
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11/05/2019
I know it isn't possible but I still wish I could dial my Mother's phone number and she could answer. I try to be forward looking and generally am, but every once in awhile I get melancholy for no particular reason and it stays with me. It happened last night and I was and am still pretty sad abo
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11/05/2019
People will say I am lucky. I guess that is good, but I never really felt that way. I think I spent the first half of my life just going along day to day wondering what was next. Gratitude wasn't something I really understood or thought about much. I lived a little life and was pretty selfish
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11/04/2019
Soon a buyer will be here for some golden baskets I posted online. It is always good to sell directly and not have to mail. That said, I have a lot of things I need to liquidate from the inventory I acquired while I had a space at a local antique gallery. One item, like one day at a time.
11/04/2019
I am frequently behind the curve, but in this case........I was ahead. November is adopt a senior pet month and I adopted my new friend DD on October 26th. DD is thirteen. This sweet girl lost her home when one of her owners died and the other had to go into assisted living where dogs are not all
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11/03/2019
It is really cold in the Berkshires this morning and there is frost. Most of the leaves are down now and there maybe a snow event at the end of the week. I have a call out to my guy to come Monday and get hat he can before the snow. Last year it snowed early and my lawn suffered in the spring. So
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11/02/2019
On Saturday last, my Margie and I drove to Stamford Connecticut to meet and adopt DD, a thirteen year old girl who lost her home when one of her owners died and the other had to go into a assisted living situation where pets are not allowed. This broke my heart and I immediately applied to the re
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11/01/2019
