Exploring the Third Season of Life
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I’m a veteran teacher, flutist, naturalist, and writer.
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Carole
Recent Posts
Benediction, the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, a prayer
The Benediction will come, I assured myself as I read another excerpt of a recent essay at the SWAG Open Mic last Thursday evening. Benediction, the point of my essay, “Memento Mori,” about my father and the physical remembrances of him that I keep. Memento...
A deep longing, an intense desire for something, especially home
The word for the day on Saturday was the Welsh word hiraeth, meaning a deep longing for something, especially one's home. How deep our longings can be for comfort, peace, and hope. Perhaps because it’s winter, those longings seem...
Six more weeks of the cold of winter out of the north
“Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there today,” says one of the two radio DJ’s every morning in the movie Groundhog Day. And yes, it’s cold outside again today but sunny. So, Punxsutawney Phil saw his...