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In my travels…

For two long weeks, I was sidelined from my voice lessons by a persistent cough and cooties. I couldn’t wait to sing again! And so it was that, ack! I showed up on my teacher’s doorstep a whole two...

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Birthday celebration & A happy surprise

He's not all that comfortable with my posting his name or picture online, but trust me, my Prince Charming is a mensch. Handsome, too! As his 5th grade teacher once said: "He's everything a boy should...

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Grace note, on Thanksgiving Eve

That moment when a darling little girl in a holiday dress comes rushing toward you, eyes sparkling & arms wide, yelling "Grandma!" And though you've never met, you just smile inside and fall into...

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“Grace Notes,” and the way serendipity works

Serendipity an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. good fortune; luck Coined by Horace Walpole (1717-92), from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the...

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Depressed Cake Shop: Lifting moods and removing stigmas, one pop-up at a time

I’m met at the garden gate by the sweet fragrances of honeysuckle and jasmine. An exuberant beagle rushes across the lawn to meet me. “Have a seat,” Valerie Van Galder says, and as we sip coffee...

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Sparking Creativity, Forging Community

As the drought deepens and the mercury soars, SoCal residents are increasingly worried about wildfires. Not that I wanted to photograph a conflagration, mind you, but I was thinking along those lines...

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The red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’ along

American Robin, female At the confluence of serendipity & symbolism sits this red-breasted beauty. She appeared in my backyard for the first time yesterday, a dandelion wish finally realized. I’d...

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Thankful Thursday: Blueberry Scones and Serendipitous Encounters

Flowers perfumed my neighborhood market, splashes of sunshine on a summer morning. Tempting… …but after a long walk on the beach, I had a single purchase in mind. “One blueberry scone, please,” I said...

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