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A Rustic Cottage Is Nirvana, Even With Spider Housemates
Every once in a while there is a summer so lovely it should be framed, bronzed, paused for eternity. And, dear Joyful Musers, my summer of 2022, so far, is just that.
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Happy July 4 N.H.: Meet Your New Citizen Neighbors
Today’s Naturalization Ceremony in Portsmouth’s historic Strawbery Banke was the place to be – where pomp wore red, white and blue, where circumstance carried American flags, where 72 citizens from 32 countries became America’s newest citizens.
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Celebrate America: See You July 4 at Strawbery Banke
Need a pick me up? A reminder that in spite of all that has transpired, is transpiring, will transpire in this land of the free – for most, home of the brave – for all, the United States is still a country where people believe in the possible, the impossible, the American dream.
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And Now a Word About Overturning Roe v. Wade
I muse joyfully on moment’s from Friday night’s rally at Dover’s Henry Law Park where those gathered were asked to provide one word that captured their reaction, their why for coming out to discuss, to listen, to react to the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade.
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Moments of Pure Joy As Summer Vacation Is Here
And mercifully, every year for decades, I have this one moment of joy so pure, I pause and not only muse joyfully, I exhale, I feel as though I am an eight year old, I literally jump for happiness so glorious I weep.
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A Legacy of Staying Informed
My mother and aunts all received degrees from the College of our Lady of the Elms. My grandmother was adamant her girls be educated, informed, prepared for a world dominated by fools, by dopes who hoped to believe their own foolish lies.
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What To Do When the World is Too Much To Us
When the world is too much with me, I return to the basics. I hike in the woods with my ever buddy Bennie. I knit. I read autobiographies.
A Graduation Speech We All Need To Hear
First off, wisdom. Floss your teeth. And do it before you brush them so it will feel wrong not to brush your teeth without having first flossed them. Your sixty year old gums will thank you and you will not regret going to the dentist.
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Graduation: ‘I celebrate my baby’s hard work, passion and dedication.’
It’s Joyful Musings Cali version, amigos – I’m writing this from Southern California where ideally I am hid I celebrate my baby’s hard work, passion and dedication. The truth is, when I come to the West Coast, I always feel like an elderly pilgrim, a yokel, the student who yells “you forgot to give the quiz, Ms. Heeter!”