1. AUTUMN!
2. A new chapter in The Smallest of Joys
3. Breakfast at the pond - geese honking, ducks waddling, squirrels scurrying, a tumbleweed rolling along out in the back field along the river
4. The kitchen smells like cilantro
5. Grape-cheese quiche and caramel apple chocolates

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That marvelous video of Aretha Franklin performing Natural Woman at the Kennedy Center for the Obamas.  We do have some breathtaking moments to hold on to.

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1. I'm doing the best I can with dailiness
2. Muddlebean!
3. Nice yard clean-up post spa removal. It looks tidy and plain back there, kinda like it always feels that afternoon when the Christmas decorations are finally put away.
4. Leo was Star of the Week

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