tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18442788889227376452024-03-13T15:55:59.715-05:00Beneath My Southern SkyHere you will find writings about life in the deep south, the love of an old family country house, time spent at our tiny island cottage and an old lake hideaway, adventures with our vintage Airstream....books, recipes, yoga, herbs, overseas adventures, flea market and thrift finds, decorating and just southern life in general.asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-13943253204203117652023-04-30T11:33:00.003-05:002023-04-30T11:33:44.005-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sea Washed Days</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That summer state of mind, mingled with spring fever, and warm, sun kissed afternoons...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The joy of simplicity, and God's beauty...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A southern springtime...the call of the seagulls...salt air...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linger here and listen to the song of the wind, the birds, the crashing waves...and listen for God.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">God puts you where you belong...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To make a difference in someone's life, you don't have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_GZBUtbpUfLgLSa42GEI80F3t3iJzfa7XHtECiYt5SyeXecw-_7jqvo_a65JyRss_9RxOKd7PxrF71pCv2hAGMTR-0dOstT4qhHM-1yU2tFCd6jmbfLkCRx2dSvh2lUCbddfu_Syli8Q12DGF0gqfzTTl5ArEzg2R80g-vGzFwLBEv4BVO2e6bXa/s1037/311711609_10223116749852427_1824129281257553739_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_GZBUtbpUfLgLSa42GEI80F3t3iJzfa7XHtECiYt5SyeXecw-_7jqvo_a65JyRss_9RxOKd7PxrF71pCv2hAGMTR-0dOstT4qhHM-1yU2tFCd6jmbfLkCRx2dSvh2lUCbddfu_Syli8Q12DGF0gqfzTTl5ArEzg2R80g-vGzFwLBEv4BVO2e6bXa/s320/311711609_10223116749852427_1824129281257553739_n.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blessings, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yaya</span></p>asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-3573424783159699272021-09-26T17:21:00.001-05:002021-09-26T17:21:35.012-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Weekends Made Perfect</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The old Kentucky country road led into the perfect sunset...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We rode in silence, taking it all in...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Feeling what it feels like when you are experiencing something miraculous.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We watched, in awe, as the master artist painted the western sky...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The word 'magnificent' came to mind, and I realized my vocabulary seemed limited.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">'Magnificent' felt humdrum...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not the right description for such a masterpiece.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the setting sun started to descend over the rolling hills,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I believed my eyes saw the golden reflections of Heaven.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The golden amber hues mingled with deep magenta, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">pale pink, and twilight blues...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the fall harvest season, there is a scent in the air in western Kentucky.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a warm, rich, smoky scent...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One might think every home had a fire in the fireplace.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Drifting just above the hilltops, you will see smoke (like thin fog)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">rising slowly from the tobacco barns, as they 'smoke' the tobacco leaves...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We drove along, feeling the 'moment'...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being witness to miraculous beauty...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sunset...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The painted sky...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rolling hills...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The scent of autumn in Kentucky...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The white fences that have no end...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a destination...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Davinci's...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Davinci's at Novadell...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We arrived at our favorite spot to dine, just as the setting sun dropped into 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class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Davinci's at Novadell </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">is the perfect combination of Kentucky and Italy...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The outside could be at Churchill Downs,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But once inside,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">you are transported to the Italian countryside...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div 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Italian...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Homemade bread, with an olive dipping oil...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eggplant Parmigiana for one...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is served on a platter...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The music...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was perfection...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The drive...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sunset...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The dinner...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The music...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The weekend...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You cannot miss the divine creation of God, when looking into a painted sky at sunset.</span></div><div 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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Morning coffee on the deck...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fresh country air with a hint of autumn...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Leaves falling, drifting on the morning breeze...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beautiful, soft zen music...barely there,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>coming from inside the country house.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Old farmhouse love...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What a peaceful, beautiful start</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>for an amazing day...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>yoga...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prayer...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Perfection...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"The only way to peace is peace."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Start your day with a peaceful, and beautiful energy...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Resonate with peace...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beauty...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rise above any and all dark negative...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Put on the full armor of God...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Now I am ready for the day...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The armchair trip was fabulous!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Old country houses have a magic...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>You feel their wonderful energy...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Like a beautiful escape retreat...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Somewhere far away,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>at the end of a county lane...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cows and cotton fields as far as the eyes can see...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It is late summer...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The ladies are still tan from the summer sun...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>They are well dressed in linens,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and beautiful slide sandals.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and perfumes from European vacations...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"The Art of Living"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A home dedicated to the art of living...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"A home resonates with such soul</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>when filled with life's collections</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>from travel, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and living and loving - </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Those things of beauty represent your life,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and gives character, warmth,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and pure soul to the room...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"They are just so innately artistic</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yaya</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>They are moments in time,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The music...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It stays with you forever.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Home is where memories are made,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and traditions are created...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The country house...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It's not so much a place,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Live well, and enjoy life,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>for one day,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Blessings,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yaya</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>That summer state of mind,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and sand castle dreams.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Unforgettable moments etched into my memory box...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Memories that will last a lifetime.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Take every chance you get in life,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>for some things only come once...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stay close to what keeps you feeling alive.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bring a dream to life.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It has been a summer full of dreams...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Living dreams...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A summer full of love,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Never forget that happiness</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>looks gorgeous on you...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Never let go of your sand castle dreams...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And always remember,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Blessings,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yaya</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Today is life...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The only life you are sure of</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>is this moment...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Make the most of it...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Get up.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Get out.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dress up.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Live.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Love.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Let the winds of inspiration</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>sweep through you,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and feel your soul soaring to new places.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dare to live.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dare to try.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sometimes one small gesture </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>tremendous things.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sometimes we are enduring</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>without expecting.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Expect that miracle...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Create a beautiful day,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>everyday!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Blessings,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yaya</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We all do it,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>don't we?...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We run to love...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Everything comes running to where it is loved...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Be love...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Be the love that someone can run to...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It's a beautiful day to start.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we love each other,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>beautiful things happen.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The magic of the soul unfolds,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and blooms in all its glory.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Be the love you want to receive.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>If you can't find the sunshine,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>be the sunshine.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Be the one</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>someone </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>runs to...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Let your love, and your light shine so brightly,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>that others can find their way</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Be love,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and love comes running to you.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Blessings,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yaya</b></span></div>
asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-74014412660944991392019-08-27T23:53:00.003-05:002019-08-27T23:53:31.517-05:00Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Misty ocean spray,</div>
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That special cottage on an island,</div>
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My beautiful southern sunsets,</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Make a difference -</span></div>
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Dapples of sun</div>
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kissing the skin</div>
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through the salty gulf air...</div>
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The song of the sea gulls,</div>
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and the dancing wind and splashing waves</div>
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are music for the soul...</div>
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Peace, love and sandy feet...<br />
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asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-66698843785861722932019-04-22T16:52:00.003-05:002019-04-22T16:52:48.362-05:00Somewhere on an Island<div style="text-align: center;">
Somewhere on an island</div>
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they built </div>
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girls camp...</div>
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and memories</div>
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lifetime...</div>
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Spring Blessings...<br />
Yaya</div>
asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-62633325409875535002019-04-21T10:50:00.000-05:002019-04-21T10:50:01.192-05:00HE AROSE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Blessings,</div>
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Yaya</div>
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A complete stranger...</div>
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They didn't speak a word, but yet they resonated with the most beautiful energy.</div>
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This beautiful stranger was elderly.</div>
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Probably a young late 70s...</div>
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She was gorgeous, and stunning, but in a simple way.</div>
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She made her style look easy, yet elegant,</div>
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but a simple elegant.</div>
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Her hair was extremely long,</div>
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she wore it up in a 1960s Bardot messy French twist...</div>
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Not tight and sleek,</div>
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She wore the 1960s Bardot eyeliner.</div>
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The fabric of her blouse appeared to be baby-skin soft...</div>
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It was long, loose and flowing.</div>
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Her sandals were loaded with sparkle...covered in glimmering stones.</div>
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They spoke elegance, but with casual flip flop comfort.</div>
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Her shopping basket was loaded with beautiful TJMaxx treasures.</div>
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Everything about this older woman spoke beauty.</div>
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Her energy was beautiful.</div>
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The kind of energy that says her world is beautiful.</div>
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You just know it.</div>
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You feel it.</div>
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She resonates beauty.</div>
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I wasn't dressed to go shopping,</div>
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The Mercedes automatically stops there.</div>
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I had on work jeans, and a beach tee-shirt.</div>
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My trip into town was strictly to pick up herbs at Osa's Garden.</div>
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My lesson today...</div>
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as it does dumpy work jeans...mom jeans...yaya jeans...granny jeans.</div>
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It takes only a minute to clip up long hair.</div>
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It takes only two minutes to line the eyes, blush the cheeks, add a dab of mascara,</div>
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and paint the lips...</div>
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It's a five minute fix from dumpy work jeans, to simple elegance...</div>
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And do not forget that 'simple elegance' can be pajama comfortable...</div>
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Certainly not pajamas, but as comfortable...</div>
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Silky and flowing palazzo pants with a baby soft and flowing top is magical...</div>
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Beautiful...quick...easy...comfortable.</div>
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Five minute elegance.</div>
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and a mist of Bath and Body...</div>
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You look great...</div>
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You smell great...</div>
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Today I felt, well, dumpy...dumpy with unfixed hair.</div>
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Life is too short to feel dumpy.</div>
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Dress up...Feel good...</div>
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Your life is your stage...</div>
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Paint those lips!</div>
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Put on those sparkling shoes..</div>
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Make life beautiful!!</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-49717067692062689932018-09-09T13:47:00.002-05:002018-09-09T13:47:58.314-05:00Your People...<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
Set up a beautiful life, </div>
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and tribe</div>
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that lifts you up,</div>
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inspires you to soar,</div>
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and loves you</div>
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whether you fly or fall...</div>
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Those that will help dust you off,</div>
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and encourage you to try again - </div>
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Those that celebrate you...</div>
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For you...with you...</div>
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As you do the same for them...</div>
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Those that celebrate your beauty,</div>
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and greatness,</div>
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your uniqueness and imperfections...</div>
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We are all perfect in our imperfect way...</div>
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Those people are your tribe...</div>
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Your people!</div>
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They allow you to be you,</div>
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and love you just the way you are...</div>
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Those that do not allow this,</div>
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are not your people...</div>
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Never stop being you, </div>
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because someone else says you're wrong...</div>
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Grandstand the essence of you...<br />
Be true to your unique self...<br />
Do it, <br />
and life will be beautiful...<br />
And remember to always sprinkle kindness everywhere you go...<br />
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Blessings,<br />
Yaya</div>
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on a southern porch</div>
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Okra frying...</div>
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soft on the inside...</div>
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Homemade bread and butter pickles...</div>
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Let your soul and spirit fly...</div>
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Wild gypsy soul...</div>
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love</div>
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Light and love...</div>
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Create beauty...</div>
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Capturing every last moment of those precious summer days...</div>
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Peaches and cream...</div>
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Chase...</div>
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Ice cream...</div>
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Freckles placed there by angel kisses...</div>
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Rocking chairs and porch time...</div>
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Water fountains splashing...</div>
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Cornbread Salad...</div>
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A southern sunset...</div>
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Twilight in the country...</div>
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Serenaded by the night orchestra...crickets...bull frogs...</div>
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The problems of the world seem far away</div>
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I feel such a sense of peaceful relaxation...</div>
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Summertime in the country is God's medicine for the soul...</div>
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The perfect place for that morning cup of coffee,</div>
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and bird song...</div>
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with a glass of wine...</div>
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Inspiring thoughts from the country house...</div>
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Bring a dream to life...</div>
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asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-76194475972695329842018-03-04T10:44:00.001-06:002018-03-04T10:44:32.800-06:00First Kiss of Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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climbing in fragrant trees</div>
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Spring is coming...</div>
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Fairies are dancing in the daffodillies...</div>
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Joy is everywhere...</div>
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Our little countryside community </div>
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must be one of the most serene...</div>
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My beloved country house...</div>
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We've traveled the world,</div>
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but we always return here for a lifetime...</div>
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Home to me... my grandmother...</div>
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My mother was born on this property in the 1920s,</div>
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and before my mother and my grandmother,</div>
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my great-grandmother.</div>
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I love the country lane that takes me home...</div>
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A day in January can bring the occasional snow storm...</div>
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It is enchanting...</div>
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The firelight...</div>
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The candlelight...</div>
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Delicious coffee...</div>
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Flannel pajamas...</div>
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A book, and a lambs wool blanket...</div>
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I believe winter becomes us.</div>
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It provides the peace I need.</div>
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Serene within...</div>
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My refuge...my home...enchanted cottage...</div>
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A world away.</div>
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It is good to be home,</div>
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and it is good to have time to write again.</div>
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In creative writing they insist you write</div>
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EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.</div>
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I haven't written in days...weeks...months...</div>
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never stop.</div>
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Write when you can, and when you must.</div>
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Never, ever stop dreaming...</div>
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you can change your dreams a thousand times,</div>
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but never stop dreaming...</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Yaya</div>
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An island out of time...</div>
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Where time has almost stood still...</div>
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Sea washed island of mine...</div>
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Are you a shell seeker?</div>
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Looking for a gift from the sea?</div>
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Could you spend a year by the sea?</div>
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Would you come away a changed spirit?</div>
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Sea washed and sun kissed...</div>
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My beautiful seagulls...</div>
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Their song is as soothing to me as the rushing of the waves...</div>
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The splash of ocean spray...</div>
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A foghorn beckons...</div>
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Or is it a ship leaving port?</div>
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It is time to return to the island cottage...</div>
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I will be greeted by the aroma of slow roasted chicken,</div>
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and vegetables...</div>
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Rosemary and lemon blossoms...</div>
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A sea fog settles over the island,</div>
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like a soft moist cloud.</div>
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A warm fire,</div>
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and a glass of wine...</div>
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Flannel pajamas,</div>
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some reading, and a little writing...</div>
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Peaceful bliss,</div>
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and soul renewal...</div>
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Teach us to number our days aright,</div>
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that we may gain a heart of wisdom.</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Yaya</div>
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The winter has been mild on the island...</div>
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Cool and misty,</div>
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Soft cotton clam-diggers, and a heavy cotton sweater is enough to keep you warm...</div>
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A basket is packed with the most delicious sandwiches from the island bakery...</div>
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A bottle of wine...</div>
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A cloth is spread,</div>
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and canvas beach chairs are open.</div>
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Soak it in...</div>
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The salty air, and sea spray...</div>
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The song of the sea birds...</div>
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Such peace...a kind of peace that can only be found by the sea shore.</div>
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Go.</div>
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It is bliss...</div>
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It is tranquility.</div>
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Go somewhere undeveloped...not full of tourist.</div>
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An island cottage at the end of a narrow lane...</div>
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A Hemingway state of mind.</div>
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If ever you sleep on an island,</div>
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a piece of your heart will stay.</div>
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The mighty one,</div>
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God the Lord,</div>
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speaks and summons the earth</div>
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from the rising of the sun to its setting.</div>
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Out of Zion,</div>
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the perfection of beauty,</div>
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God shines forth.</div>
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The Lord is my rock...</div>
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Your life is your greatest work of art...</div>
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Give God your weakness,</div>
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and He will give you His strength...</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Yaya</div>
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asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-73331827523741895962017-02-16T20:20:00.000-06:002017-02-16T20:20:06.636-06:00Hello Beautiful. I Love You.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do your best...</div>
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There may be days when your best is just a little...</div>
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That is okay...</div>
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All is perfect, whole and complete in this moment.</div>
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You are one with the power that created you.</div>
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You are beautiful.</div>
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Rejoice...</div>
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You are a child of the most high God...</div>
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Your Father is King of kings...</div>
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You are beautiful in his spirit.</div>
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You will see God's creation....</div>
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Hello beautiful...</div>
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You are wonderful...I love you...</div>
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This is the best days of your life...</div>
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Everything is working for your highest good...</div>
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Whatever you need to know is revealed to you...</div>
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Whatever you need comes to you...</div>
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All is well...</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">-Louise Hay</span></div>
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a bit of your song...hope...joy...</div>
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Hello, Beautiful...</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-46682016761150393352017-02-15T22:46:00.001-06:002017-02-15T22:46:39.748-06:00Rambling Thoughts From the Country House...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Did I offer peace today?</b></div>
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<b>Did I bring a smile to someone's face?</b></div>
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<b>Did I say words of healing?</b></div>
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<b>Did I let go of my anger and resentment?</b></div>
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<b>Did I forgive?</b></div>
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<b>Did I love?</b></div>
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<b>These are the real questions.</b></div>
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<b>I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now,</b></div>
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<b>Will bring forth many fruits,</b></div>
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<b>Here in this world and life to come...</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">-Henri Douwen</span></b></div>
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<b>Blessings...</b></div>
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<b>Yaya</b></div>
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asouthernsunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09561733256808939463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844278888922737645.post-25165721872498447602016-02-26T23:59:00.001-06:002016-02-26T23:59:10.489-06:00Spring Cleaning List...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spring cleaning, and spring fever go hand in hand...</div>
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With the warmer weather,</div>
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I want to clean,</div>
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and clean,</div>
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and clean...</div>
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As we pack up the Nashville house,</div>
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and prepare to return to the country house,</div>
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I'm ready to get home and start spring cleaning...</div>
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I was reviewing our tenant agreement for the rental house in Nashville,</div>
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and thought its move-out list was a good beginning for any spring cleaning list...</div>
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All cabinets, kitchen and bathroom, thoroughly cleaned...inside and out.</div>
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Thoroughly clean stove eyes, stove hood, inside oven, dishwasher,</div>
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and refrigerator...inside and out, including top and underneath...</div>
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All ceiling fans cleaned...top and bottom of fan.</div>
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All light bulbs in working order.</div>
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Bathrooms thoroughly cleaned including commode base, and mirrors...</div>
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Baseboards, window seals, mini blinds, doors, and walls thoroughly wiped down,</div>
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and cleaned...</div>
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Carpets shampooed and all floors thoroughly cleaned...</div>
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Fireplace cleaned...</div>
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All air conditioner unit vent area cleaned and filter changed...</div>
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Must have new filter.</div>
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Water heater cleaned...top and bottom.</div>
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All glass storm doors, and mirrors cleaned.</div>
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I thought it was a good list to use for the beginning of home spring cleaning...</div>
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along with my own personal list...</div>
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Windows washed...</div>
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Decks washed...</div>
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Porches and outside furniture painted...</div>
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Thresholds scrubbed...</div>
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Closets organized and cleaned...</div>
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The list could go on and on and on...</div>
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Do you ever get it ALL finished?</div>
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Do you ever find yourself with absolutely nothing to do?</div>
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Food for thought...</div>
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Make home life a priority...</div>
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The power of order...being organized, and clean.</div>
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An extraordinary life begins at home...</div>
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It's so much easier to keep a neat and tidy house clean.</div>
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Don't put it down, put it away.</div>
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Chaos does not invite peace.</div>
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30 days of cleaning...</div>
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It will be Monday through Friday.</div>
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I need weekends off.</div>
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Happy Cleaning...</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Yaya</div>
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