tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74886057604650222762024-02-07T12:58:07.793-05:00Coffee and Stilettosa vegetarian nurses life in coffee, eco-living, media and foodALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.comBlogger454125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-24008474985110087652016-10-22T05:27:00.000-04:002016-10-22T05:27:00.294-04:00:: what the water gave me<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6167359323_465e7b4f0b_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6167359323_465e7b4f0b_z.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 640px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">-lake michigan--september 2011-</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Time it took us--<br />To where the water was.<br />That’s what the water gave me.<br /><br />-florence and the machine</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">loving this new song.<br />so perfect.</span><br />
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ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-33368558239963811082013-09-13T01:09:00.000-04:002013-09-13T02:06:07.509-04:00:: the coffee shop<a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6121621105_ab4c579ef7_z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6121621105_ab4c579ef7_z.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 601px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6122193902_c8d5b861d3_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6122193902_c8d5b861d3_z.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 593px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6121632705_69ef2fd67b_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br />
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my favorite coffee shop.<br />
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i just can't seem to get over:<br />
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the old-timey stretch of street it's on.<br />
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or their chalkboard menu.<br />
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or their delicious veggie sandwiches.<br />
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or the designs they put in my latte foam.<br />
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i find myself always taking the same seat.<br />
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at the counter that faces the window.<br />
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sipping slowly from my mug.<br />
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sometimes reading a book.<br />
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or sometimes gazing out at the world around me.<br />
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there are always such engaging people scattered about.<br />
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who don't mind at all.<br />
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when you break into their conversation.<br />
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desperate to know the title of the incredible book they're reading aloud.<br />
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i find myself breathing easy here.<br />
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unfolded perfectly between--<br />
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its peace.<br />
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and its vibrancy.<br />
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ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-33509303844453166222013-06-13T02:36:00.000-04:002013-06-13T02:36:00.542-04:00:: quick garden tour<div style="text-align: center;">
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26070136?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400"></iframe><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/26070136">the garden.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user7690662">Ashley Fauls</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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i've never utilized the video mode on my point and shoot.<br />
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so i decided to give it a little novice go.<br />
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a "one take---less than 60 second" tour of the garden.<br />
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i love that space.<br />
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see if you can spot the butterfly...<br />
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<br /></div>ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-70597808048687702982013-05-20T19:45:00.002-04:002013-05-20T19:45:57.118-04:00ceremony<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Today I burned sweetgrass incense </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">while i tended the garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">A steady
eastern wind blew— </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">so I sheltered the smoking stick </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">behind the old tree
stump near the garden beds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The scent rose into the sky </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and floated
through the air— </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">permeating my yard— </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and the neighbors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It made picking
weeds a ceremony. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Something worthy of commencement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It brought new
meaning to the dirt under my nails.</span></div>
<br />ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-51431281530708454062013-01-11T12:04:00.000-05:002013-01-11T12:04:30.881-05:00"there is a place called heaven"...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>**coffee date with dad. Nov 2012**</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"There is a place called ‘heaven’ where the
good here unfinished is completed; and where the stories unwritten, and
the hopes unfulfilled, are continued. We may laugh together yet."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">
<span> J.R.R. Tolkien</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span> </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">on christmas day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i said goodbye to my dad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">i sat beside him.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">as his tired.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">broken down.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and diseased.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">human body.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">took its last breath.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and i closed my eyes.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">as his soul.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">escaped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>free at last.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">into the beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">hereafter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> **</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and it felt like i might disappear too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">into the sky.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">into the earth.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">invisible.</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">it seemed like it would be.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">so easy to do.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and so painless.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">be gone from here.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">be wherever he was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">but that isn't how these things go.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">my body.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">my soul.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">were still one.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">were still symbiotic.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">i was still here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">**</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and i'm glad for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and i know my dad is too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">there is work here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">un-done for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and i'm inspired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">anew.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">to get to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">** </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">i've learned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the pain eases.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and it helps that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">i still feel.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">a very real and present.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">connection with my dad.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">he's now the official.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">over-seer of my dreams.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">cheering me to the highest mountain tops.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">to the farthest reaches of my comprehension.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">where all our love lives on.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and we are laughing together.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">still.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">**</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">life is short, people.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">shorter than we may ever know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">but it's amazing.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and beautiful.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and full.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">if we let it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">let's live it now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">today.</span></div>
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while we can.</div>
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** </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">no regrets.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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today was a day.</div>
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in the woods.</div>
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by the river.</div>
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with a roof of tree limbs.</div>
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and a carpet of vibrant colored leaves.</div>
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the hues were indescribable.</div>
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<i>reds. oranges. yellows. greens. </i></div>
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and the feeling of walking down the autumnal path.</div>
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enclosed in a sensory world.</div>
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of crunch.</div>
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and chill.</div>
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and color.</div>
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could not be captured in photo.</div>
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i tried again.</div>
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and again.</div>
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but the images never recreated.</div>
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the magic.</div>
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of the path.</div>
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the feeling of blending in.</div>
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among the fallen branches.</div>
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fallen leaves.</div>
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what it felt like.</div>
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to be adopted.</div>
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by the autumn.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">johnny cash songs being sung.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">loaded mac and cheese.</span></div>
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this morning. </div>
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windows down.</div>
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i traveled.</div>
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to a wood-topped table.</div>
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and good company.</div>
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i sipped.</div>
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a latte.</div>
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that the gods would appreciate.</div>
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and gobbled down.</div>
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egg sandwiches.</div>
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and balsamic salads.</div>
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and fig cookies.</div>
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the afternoon led my sandaled feet.</div>
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down brick roads.</div>
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to flowered.</div>
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anthropologie storefronts.</div>
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and little shops of knick-knacks.</div>
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while the evening.</div>
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lent itself.</div>
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to lit candles.</div>
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and crisp catalogs.</div>
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ginger tea.</div>
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and cool breezes.</div>
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i'll be dreaming.</div>
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big.</div>
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glacial.</div>
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icelandic dreams.</div>
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tonight.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">sometimes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">all it takes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">to make a day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">extraordinary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">is laughter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and books about trees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and .75 andy warhol tomato soup.</span></div>
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ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-88424294588932200092012-09-01T08:14:00.001-04:002012-09-01T09:30:35.332-04:00the world after.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"There are things you can't reach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">But you can reach out to them, and all day long."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">- Mary Oliver</span></div>
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my dad has been in the hospital.</div>
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for six.</div>
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long.</div>
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white-walled.</div>
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medicinal-smelling.</div>
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sleepless.</div>
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weeks.</div>
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and it's been a ride like no other.</div>
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thankfulness.</div>
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bursts from me.</div>
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as we look for him to return home.</div>
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in the next week.</div>
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and i'm slowly.</div>
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remembering.</div>
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what life is like.</div>
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the smell of fresh coffee grounds.</div>
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warm, blueberry-speckled breakfast.</div>
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poetry that comforts.</div>
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like a hug.</div>
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for the first time.</div>
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in over a month.</div>
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i spent a morning.</div>
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on the porch.</div>
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in a sun-rise beam.</div>
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admiring the world.</div>
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after a blue moon.</div>
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ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-36823911933087562382012-07-18T17:45:00.001-04:002012-07-18T17:45:56.117-04:00something like a poem.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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on a mexican blanket raft.</div>
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i float down a rolling river.</div>
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of snap dragons.</div>
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and solar beams.</div>
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powerful brautigan prose.</div>
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and pink kombucha. </div>
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drought sick.</div>
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crunchy grass blades.</div>
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poke through.</div>
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loose bits.</div>
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of textile.</div>
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and the skin.</div>
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across my nose.</div>
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turns pink.</div>
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in the late afternoon.</div>
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sun.</div>
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afternoons.</div>
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have been peppered.</div>
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with cool oatmeal + cacao smoothies.</div>
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incredible hippie<a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-Watermelon-Sugar-Richard-Brautigan/dp/0099437597/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342183358&sr=8-1&keywords=in+watermelon+sugar"> used book</a> finds.</div>
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and a lush, hypnotic <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beasts-Southern-Music-Motion-Picture/dp/B008IMY3Q4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342183203&sr=8-1&keywords=beasts+of+the+southern+wild">soundtrack</a>.</div>
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time spent on the yoga mat.</div>
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has kept it all.</div>
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in balance.</div>
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summer feels like.</div>
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an endless.</div>
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undulating.</div>
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roaring.</div>
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wave.</div>
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fluid.</div>
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and real.</div>
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all around me.</div>
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i surrender.</div>
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to its power.</div>
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being swept away.</div>
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to the great.</div>
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wide. </div>
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blue.</div>
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beyond.</div>
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</div>ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-83834624119744811772012-07-12T08:09:00.001-04:002012-07-12T08:09:44.252-04:00radish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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such a beautiful veg.</div>
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the color of which is unmatched.</div>
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not exactly red.</div>
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nor pink.</div>
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shade of radish.</div>
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<i>sending garden vibes out to all.</i></div>
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*** </div>ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-54882277079615188032012-07-08T11:03:00.000-04:002012-07-08T11:03:02.445-04:00call upon this day.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>summer morning.</i></div>
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sunlight.</div>
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<a href="http://www.kinfolkmag.com/">kinfolk.</a></div>
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fresh coffee.</div>
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dark chocolate covered goji berries.</div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEAAY9T0WHQ">indian moon.</a></div>
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<i>savor.</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">p.s: <a href="http://www.coldsplinters.com/2012/03/trail-food-aaa-sandwich/">this</a> will be summer afternoon. yum.</span></div>
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i've always been so intimidated by canning.</div>
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homemade jam.</div>
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seemed so complicated. </div>
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so elusive. </div>
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but no more.</div>
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easily one of the simplest things i've ever made.</div>
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and one of the most delicious.</div>
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the apricot/vanilla bean variety is my favorite.</div>
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if you've ever, ever considered canning--</div>
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pick up a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canning-New-Generation-Flavors-Modern/dp/B007SRVTCQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341612793&sr=8-1&keywords=canning+for+a+new">this book</a>.</div>
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and start storing away goodies.</div>
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for the winter.</div>
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the little finds.</div>
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and purchases.</div>
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that made.</div>
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my weekend.</div>
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<a href="http://www.mosserstore.com/">mosser</a> terrarium.</div>
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<a href="http://shop.herriottgrace.com/">herriott grace</a> breakfast plate.</div>
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new anthro catalog.</div>
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and 1960's map of the great lakes.</div>
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i love.</div>
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collecting.</div>
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these simple things.</div>
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<br /></div>ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-12895947522986704052012-07-01T16:49:00.004-04:002012-07-01T16:49:53.853-04:00loves.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the weekend.</div>
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has been refreshing.</div>
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invigorating.</div>
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and inspiring.</div>
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i began reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Cures-Routines-Ailments-Pain-Free/dp/0307954854/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341174540&sr=8-1&keywords=yoga+cures">this</a> book.</div>
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savored deep, heart-wrenching <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tonight-Poetry-Will-Serve-2007-2010/dp/0393342786/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341175732&sr=8-1&keywords=tonight+no+poetry+will+serve">poems</a>. </div>
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and jammed to<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Girls-Alabama-Shakes/dp/B0074MZSPO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341175535&sr=8-1&keywords=alabama+shakes+vinyl"> these </a>summer-perfect tunes. </div>
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i signed up.</div>
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to<a href="http://www.ultimatehike.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1019758"> hike</a> for children's cancer awareness.</div>
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<a href="http://www.yogajournal.com/meditationrevolution/">meditate</a> for 28 days.</div>
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and <a href="http://thecolorrun.com/grandrapids/">run</a> though the rainbow.</div>
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i harvested kale for <a href="http://maebird.blogspot.com/2012/03/cheesy-kale-chips.html">these</a>.</div>
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bought ingredients to make <a href="http://www.theppk.com/2012/05/flatbreads-with-creamy-red-pepper-scallion-spread/">this</a> and <a href="http://www.eat-drink-smile.com/2011/04/cauliflower-crust-pizza.html">this</a>.</div>
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and got motivated by <a href="http://awelltraveledwoman.tumblr.com/post/26162420419/first-batch-down-blackberry-jam-canning-taken">this lady</a> to make jam.</div>
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i splurged on<a href="http://www.patagonia.com/us/product/trucker-hat?p=29036-0-157"> this little gem</a>, as well. </div>
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i needed a saturday-morning-messy-hair fall back.</div>
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<b>i hope your weekend.</b></div>
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<b>has left you.</b></div>
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<b>full.</b></div>
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<b>happy.</b></div>
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<b>and enlightened.</b></div>
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long over-due breakfast date.</div>
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hippie signs.</div>
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and the world's MOST delicious superfood smoothie. </div>
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i love saturday mornings.</div>
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harvested.</div>
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broccoli + cabbage.</div>
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in the heavy heat.</div>
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this morning.</div>
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in the cool indoors.</div>
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i've been smitten.</div>
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with.</div>
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<a href="http://headduenorth.tumblr.com/">this blog.</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Creativity-Works-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0547386079/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340995192&sr=8-1&keywords=imagine">this book.</a></div>
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<a href="http://flavors.me/rabbitisland/">and this place.</a></div>
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</div>ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-48500707870185061982012-06-24T07:32:00.002-04:002012-06-24T07:32:28.404-04:00found.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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oh.</div>
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how i needed.</div>
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this.</div>
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<br /></div>ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-32863265260852026392012-06-18T09:34:00.000-04:002012-06-18T09:34:33.481-04:00"a hand or something passes across the sun"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the morning is quiet.</div>
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but so very alive.</div>
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buzzing.</div>
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with bird chirp.</div>
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and breeze whistle.</div>
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the sun is warm.</div>
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on my bare feet.</div>
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as i eat toasted beer bread.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(a homemade gift from a cherished friend.) </i></span></div>
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drink coffee.</div>
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and read the poetry.</div>
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my soul has so longingly craved.</div>
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recently.</div>
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i can't get too far beyond the title.</div>
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without stopping.</div>
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to contemplate.</div>
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ruminate. </div>
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a wild patience.</div>
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a wild patience.</div>
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has taken me this far.</div>
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indeed.</div>
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indeed.</div>
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</div>ALFIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507424039131284658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488605760465022276.post-67740012862216515042012-06-15T09:12:00.000-04:002012-06-15T09:12:46.882-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">There is a day when the road neither comes nor goes.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"> and the way is not a way but a place. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">on the beauty of this moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">fancying that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">indeed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">it is much more a way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">than a place.</span></div>
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