One Tree Past The Fence :

Ten Rules for Being Human

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I come across lists like this one every now and again. I like them. I don't always agree with everything on the list, but I like the intention, they're gentle nudgings. They do that, they remind us of things I believe we already know, they[...]

Blog Tips

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I'm still wearin the damn hat. I love this hat. It suits me. I've been absent lately. The minute I say I don't have much to say, you can pretty much guarantee a good ramble. I think I found something to say. I've been asked a time or two[...]

Of Waves and Winter

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Every now and then someone comes a long and knocks you off your feet in all the best ways. I had posted this image and a few others from last weeks trip to the big lake over on FB.  Much to my surprise a beautiful poem was waiting for me in[...]

Emeril Lagasse's Southern Brasied Greens wtih Bacon

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Let's face it ... Slow cooked greens aren't all that photogenic when finished.   So you're not going to see the end result.  I will tell you, they're fantastic. So is this recipe. Ingredients * 3/4 pound[...]

On the Subject of Being

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This ... was written for me by someone I keep near to my heart. To Be Without Apology Why does the hurricane storm? It blows and rips the very sea It rages beyond control Its outer shell tempered in the wind It moves[...]

Tyler Florence's Chicken and Dumplings

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Ingredients Chicken and Stock: * 1 (3 to 31/2 pound) whole organic chicken * 2 bay leaves * 6 sprigs thyme * 4 to 5 black peppercorns * 1 head garlic, split through the equator * 2 tablespoons salt Directions[...]

CREEPERS, LURKERS, STALKERS

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[waving hi to someone who just landed on my page!!!!] We all have people who follow our blogs. They're public. There are people who read us because they like the content. There are people we refer to as creepers because they ...creep. Hey[...]

On the Subject of Happiness

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Rhode Island "The reason people find it so hard to be happy  is that they always see the past better than it was,  the present worse than it is,  and the future less resolved than it will be"  Marcel[...]

Canal Park

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Catching up on editing I am, slowly but surely. So I'm cranking out more than a few blogs this week. I went out of town for the day last weekend ... Where did you think I went? SMDH!      [grinning @ Lisa] Always[...]

And then there was Karaoke!

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Sometimes you gotta post fluff. I'm posting fun fluff!~ the cast of singers! let the singing begin! and dancing!Lots of dancing! and more singing! EVERYBODY LOVES BOB! and lots and[...]