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The Vatican’s Papal Conclave: Hey, I Was There!
Reading the news reports about the recent conclave in the Vatican to elect the new pope, it was amazing to see the cardinals gathered in St. Peter’s for the pre-conclave mass before they entered the Sistine Chapel to begin their secret deliberations, and recall that we had stood in that sacred space the summer before last. St.…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime
It is almost mid-afternoon and my morning business ran long, hence I am not feeling even an ounce of photographic inspiration as I read my emails, review this week’s challenge, and eat my late lunch from one of my favorite little coffee shops. I will try to make up for my lack of creativity with…
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Taking the Risk to Blossom
“And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anaïs Nin Even though images such as these are still a couple of months away in northern Minnesota, it is nice to think of spring as we wade through what…
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Female Friendships: Keeping Me Afloat in the Sea of Testosterone
I love my husband. I love my teenaged boys. Thank goodness for my female friendships. These were my thoughts as I drove home from book club this evening. In my rather unscientific study of the subject of the differences between men and women, undertaken while raising two boys and enjoying over 20 years of marriage to…
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Phoneography Challenge: My Neighborhood
After shoveling the fresh, heavy wet snow this morning, my faithful friend and I headed out into the neighborhood for a walk (with phone in hand, ready to capture a few shots for this week’s photo challenge). Clumps of wet snow periodically fell from the trees, crows called to each other from snow-covered tree tops,…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 