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Waiting

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Eileen

I am not a very patient person. We’re half way through March and it’s snowing today. Part of me is eager for one last sleigh ride, but underneath, I’m waiting for spring. Sound familiar? For those on the west coast, … Continue reading →

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Returning

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Eileen

They say if you don’t learn the lesson, it keeps returning until you do. Returns are a mixed blessing. I am having one of them as I write from the Cleveland Clinic.

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Reflection

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Eileen

Winter, for those of us living in the North Country with below zero temperatures, is an invitation to cozy up by the fire, have a cup of tea with a friend, and sink into reverie. I cherish this season as … Continue reading →

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Embracing Winter’s Solstice

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Eileen

  I am writing you from the other side of darkness. You, like I, will have wakened to the shortest day and turned over, wanting the light to lengthen. But for darkness, we would not appreciate sunlight with the same … Continue reading →

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Simple Gifts

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Eileen

I spent most of this past week in New York City, attending our semi-annual family gatherings. I love New York at Christmas time. The bustling crowds, Salvation Army bells, and the smell of hot chestnuts wafting up from the streets … Continue reading →

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Lucky

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Eileen

Thank you dear readers, for encouraging me to write the story of my horse, Lucky. I know there are others of you out there who probably can’t understand what all the interest is about, but this story is not only … Continue reading →

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Horsing Around With Gratitude

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Eileen

I’m unabashedly in love with my three Morgan horses. I raised two of them from birth. After they were born I sat in the stall with their mother and rubbed them over every inch of their body except where they … Continue reading →

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Joy

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Eileen

We need it. We want it. But can we allow it? Admittedly, it’s not been an easy year. In January, my husband almost died during heart surgery – twice. In February our 17-year old cat died three weeks after we … Continue reading →

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The Rewards of Labor in Beauty

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Eileen

Have you ever been so moved by beauty that you cried? That’s what happened to me on Labor Day, (a day celebrated in the U.S.) when Paul and I took a bike ride around Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park. … Continue reading →

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Filling In

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Eileen

My mother’s side of the family came together this past weekend, for the first time ever. There were some whose names had never before passed our lips. We stayed on our island in Maine, which has become a summer gathering … Continue reading →

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