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There’s a lot to like about the Beatles. Even if you’re not a super-fan, you’ve got to admit that their…

“I decided that if I could paint that flower on a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.”- Georgia…

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A couple of weeks ago, I was thinking about thermodynamics.  Specifically, I was thinking about ENTROPY, the natural law by…

When I first took Travis to meet my parents in small-town upstate New York, the extended family came over for…

It was chilly when our team showed up last Sunday to set up for service. It felt like winter had…

For the past 4 or 5 years, I’ve had a weekly practice that culminates with New Year’s Eve. I didn’t…

Usually I’m much better at getting out ahead of the game. I’m organized, I don’t procrastinate. But this year I…

I looked up the origin of the phrase “true blue.”  Some speculate that it refers to the endless blue sky…

We just returned from a lovely trip to San Francisco. I really enjoy being in the city during the holiday…

by Patty Stephens In Nature, Winter is a time for hibernating, for sap to stop flowing in trees. For darkness.…