Well, September has rushed in, tossing summer over its shoulder as it came—and before we can catch our breath, Christmas, with all its attending chaos and busyness will be here! But somewhere between Labor Day and Christmas Day, autumn will come and go, and it deserves attention. And we deserve those moments of beauty that will slip past like billboards on the freeway if we don’t stop and take a moment to notice. So, in order to live a little more deliberately, I’ve created a list of things I’m going to do between now and the first of December—twelve…
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Welcome to Last Chance
She’s learned you can’t count on anyone, but she didn’t count on landing in Last Chance.
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Sometimes the life you’re trying to run from won’t let go of your heart.
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What happens when your heart is intercepted before you even know it’s in play?
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Cathleen Armstrong
I grew up in New Mexico knowing two things were true: Any time you could spend reading was time well spent, and that one day I, too, wanted to write books. Both certainties presented problems. In the first instance, my parents and teachers felt that while reading was good, even wonderful, time must also be allotted to chores, homework, and even social interaction. Psssh. They never did convince me on that one.
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Summertime, and the Living is Easy?
· by Cathleen Armstrong · In: Celebrations
Remember those long, lazy summer afternoons that never seemed to end? You know, when the cotton was high and the livin’ was easy? Well, I want to know where they went. I’m not talking about this summer, although, heaven knows, it shot by while I was still shopping for an Easter dress, but summer in general. I think about it all through the rainy winters. I say, “Next summer, I’m really going to use the pool. I tell myself that wet hair easily becomes dry hair, even curled hair, in just a few minutes with the help of a hairdryer….
Floribundas and Tea Roses
· by Cathleen Armstrong · In: Creativity, Garden, Home
I love roses. My house is rarely without a bowl of the fragrant blossoms somewhere, and from early to spring to late fall, they bloom in my garden. I know. Roses are considered by some to be way overdone. And there’s some truth to that. God created an infinite variety of flowers, from the shy violet to the brash, platter-sized sunflower. And roses have claimed far more than their share of the limelight. But what can I say? I still love them. Right outside my front door is a huge rose bush, maybe fifteen feet high, which puts…