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1. Brisk sleeping weather -- it was 62* in the house when I got up this morning
2. Orion and a sharp crescent moon 
3. Good shopping trip to the "other" grocery store
4. Burts Bees lip balm
5. A beautiful peaceful afternoon at the park, a hawk calling loudly
6. Warblers fluttering and chirping in the grape vines

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1. Misty chilly weather

2. Decisions and progress with sashing for Handy Andy

3. Laughing with the techs at the lab.
4. Leftover pork and red cabbage, still delish

5. A happy phone conversation with Nick
6. Bargain Block NOL

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 CATECHISM FOR A WITCH'S CHILD

When they ask to see your gods
your book of prayers
show them lines
drawn delicately with veins
on the underside of a bird's wing
tell them you believe
in giant sycamores mottled
and stark against a winter sky
and in nights so frozen
stars crack open spilling
streams of molten ice to earth
and tell them how you drank
the holy wine of honeysuckle
on a warm spring day
and of the softness
of your mother
who never taught you
death was life's reward
but who believed in the earth
and the sun
and a million, million light years
of being.

 J.L.Stanley 

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1.  Happy kid voices outside 
2.  Metallic embroidery threads
3.  Apple cider caramels
4.  My cozy hand appliqued and hand quilted Harvest Moon quilt, one of my all-time favorites 

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1.  Cute kitchen curtains
2.  Reminiscing about my childhood Halloweens and Christmases
3.  Moonlight
4.  Young Frankenstein and popcorn

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1.  Ceremonials of Common  Days, Abbie Graham

2.  Foghorns in the distance

3.  Soft curtains

4.  A pumpkin spice candle

5.  The Way I See It, Peter Souza

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1.  I got two big reorganization projects done today: recipe binders AND workroom book shelf.  Feeling very accomplished!
2.  Acorn-spice soap
3.  Sweatpants for the first time since last spring, cozy for the evening

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1.  Safe travel
2.  Bright fall colors and quiet crisp weather here at home
3.  Nick and Stacey are looking at houses!!!

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1.  Autumn
2.  Contentment
3.  Moonshine

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1.  The familiar foresty autumny aroma of wet leaves
2.  The new braided rug in the family room is really nice
3.  Pecan spice shortbread

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