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Moving Day

Posted on December 27, 2010 by imgpat

I’m jumping in with both feet today. I’ll move my space. Christmas is over, and a new year is coming. I’ll give it a try.

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Morning Moon on Amazon.com

Posted on December 10, 2010 by imgpat

Morning Moon It began it’s journey here on Spaces when Little Gal was just a toddler. It’s now a book listed on Amazon.com for release December 21. We hope you’ll give it a look see. http://www.amazon.com/reader/1616639172?_encoding=UTF8&page=7#reader_1616639172

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Deep Into August

Posted on August 21, 2010 by imgpat

August,I am deep into you –Into the heat,Into the humidity. Into the weeds that are not the same weeds that grow in May or June or July. August, You have weeds of your own – weeds that grow tall with plumes. … Continue reading →

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Something of Value

Posted on May 29, 2010 by imgpat

    It came in the mail from the VFW, just a small square of paper, not even a full page. On one side was printed a painting of a field of red poppies in France. On the other side … Continue reading →

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Geranium Years

Posted on May 9, 2010 by imgpat

  How many years has it been since we trekked downtown on Mothers Day, with a few dollars in our hands, to buy the red geraniums? How much did we pay? Were they a dollar for each? Fifty cents? How … Continue reading →

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Spring

Posted on March 24, 2010 by imgpat

  Another spring bounds into the valley –  leaping treetops, splashing through streams, then screeching to a breathless halt in every yard and garden. The perennial pixie always has surprises to toss about.   Like a bit of rain flung like a frisbee to pitter patter on window and roof … Continue reading →

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Easy Chair Gardener

Posted on January 8, 2010 by imgpat

Sing a song of Winter,The world stops dead;Under snowy coverlidFlowers lie abed. Cosmo Monkhouse (1840–1901)   They’ve been appearing in the mailbox, sometimes more than one a day, since before Christmas.  Some have been leafed through, some just tossed on … Continue reading →

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One Raggy To Stay and One Raggy to Go

Posted on January 3, 2010 by imgpat

  Five small ones had already been made from several plaid flannels of different colors found in the fabric stash. Time was passed, during the winter of ’09, putting them together. Flannel was cut, sewed, snipped and washed to remove as many of the tiny … Continue reading →

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A New Year and A Blue Moon

Posted on December 31, 2009 by imgpat

    Sarah Doudney (1841-1926)   Good-bye, kind year, we walkno more together,But here in quiet happinesswe part.     Tonight, New Year’s Eve, there will be a full moon –  the second full moon for this December, 2009. Called a "Blue … Continue reading →

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Candy or Fudge?

Posted on December 14, 2009 by imgpat

  From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:    CANDY, a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling FUDGE, a soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring   Well, in my family, we didn’t call it fudge. … Continue reading →

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