Category Archives: New thoughts based on old ones

Charming Gardeners

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Sharon Hart Addy

This statement is so perfect there’s no need to comment: Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls bloom.     Marcel Proust

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Messy, messy — ideas to finished whatevers

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Sharon Hart Addy

In my high school yearbook there’s a picture of folding chairs scattered on the gym’s varnished wood floor, the way they are after everyone leaves an assembly. Some chairs are still in rows, others twisted as if the person who … Continue reading →

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Missing a season

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Sharon Hart Addy

The saying Life is what happens when you’re making other plans (Thomas La Mance), describes my summer. Instead of puttering in my gardens, taking little trips to visit relatives, enjoying quiet dinners on restaurant patios, sitting on a lake shore watching the … Continue reading →

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Real Riches

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Sharon Hart Addy

Does anyone remember Will Rogers? His laid back mix of dry humor and common sense got folks through the Great Depression of the 1930s. He was a star, gustsy enough to turn his best talent — doing rope tricks with … Continue reading →

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Thankfulness — sort of

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Sharon Hart Addy

Once again my contrary nature has me bucking the tide. I’m sure there will be a million heartfelt, sincere, syrupy blogs and essays about things we should be thankful for. May blessings fall on all the authors — and everyone else, … Continue reading →

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Jumping

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Sharon Hart Addy

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Goodness, that sounds scary, especially if the venture takes you into new territory. Small children have advantages over adults when it comes to trying new things. For them, everything is a new and they have the luxury of loving backup. If … Continue reading →

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Quotes

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Sharon Hart Addy

I love quotes: brief lines stating a truth uttered by someone and preserved in print and memory. Most of them are only a sentence or two. Their brevity is part of their appeal. For me, a quote is like a cubby-hole door to … Continue reading →

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