Category Archives: Simplicity

Who Is Crazy

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

  Whenever you look at a piece of work and you think the fellow was crazy, then you want to pay some attention to that. One of you is likely to be, and you had better find out which it … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Time

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Time to pick blackberries. Pop a few berries in your mouth – warmed by the sun, fresh off the vine while dreaming of blackberry  juice, homemade platz, pie with ice cream – then pick, pick, pick.  

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After The Rain

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Garden is grinning from apples to tomatoes, smokey skies have changed to blue. One night of rain has polished the forest and pasted smiles on the gardeners too. ©2017 Sharron R. McMillan

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Character

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. ~ Abraham Lincoln

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Shade

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

In the shade of the old orange tree. . .

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Lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

You no sooner get your head above water than someone pulls your flippers off.            ~Unknown

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Justice

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever flowing stream. ~Amos

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Kindness

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~ Malayan Proverb

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Watching Ants

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Like mushrooms on the forest floor, houses appear overnight where once deer and birds shared solitude with trees. Like ants single-minded march to unknown destinations we lug all we own from home to home telling ourselves this will be the … Continue reading →

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Success

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

To be where I am, love who I am with and let them love me. To share what gifts are mine and allow others to share their gifts with me. To live in gratitude daily, and be content now. This … Continue reading →

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Grasshopper

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Forward….not backward, nor sideways. Move forward past what hinders you. Good luck, and blessing rides on the back of those who trust. ©2017 Sharron R. McMillan

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