Monthly Archives: February 2011

All that glisters is not gold…

Posted on February 20, 2011 by admin

My jewelry collection includes beach stones, spirit-filled levels, seaglass, arrowheads, washers and nuts from the hardware store, but not very much gold. I like gold jewelry, but I tend to lose things, and losing a gold bracelet is not a … Continue reading →

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Single Digits

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

We rarely have days when the temperature drops into the single digits until January or February. We live in Maine, so this is Fahrenheit and single digits are well below the freezing temperature of water. When this cold air arrives, … Continue reading →

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Thirty-six eyelets, or, these boots were made for walking

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

Winter in Maine and the annual Clam City Ball is again crowded with rhinestone sparkling women and top-hatted men. Boas drip off shoulders, and a fox grins its last grin coiled around a swanlike neck. Taffeta skirts swish, and gloved … Continue reading →

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Finding things

Posted on February 1, 2011 by admin

What delighted surprise, what eye-widening happiness, what an unexpected burst of joy accompanies finding something you had thought lost and out of your life. Finding solutions to problems, the path to happiness, or a new recipe are all certainly fine, … Continue reading →

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