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The Final Countdown

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 Time is just slipping away.  2020 is just not what I thought it would be.  Summer is almost over!  Was happy yesterday to spend time with a good friend and we tried our hand at painting together.  It was really fun and a great way to spend a summer day.  I usually put off anything inside until after summer.  But, this summer has been so hot.  Turns out July was the hottest on record.  We are looking forward to painting together again soon.  And, we both really want to go to the Met in NYC, which is reopening this weekend.   I think if we drove there, and wear our masks, it should be fine.   I do love summer, but as I get older I feel I don't get to fit in all the fun I used to have as a kid.  I hate to admit I look forward to September, because  of the cooler temperatures I can get more accomplished.  I love the feel of the air, the changing colors and the smell of pumpkin spice.  I also love the ...

Spring Awakening

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A little funny how this plague is happening at the same time as Lent.  I think it is good, as I know it is a time of reflection for me.  I may not go physically to church.  But, I was educated for nine years through the church and graduated from a Catholic University.  A friend on Facebook shared the Lenten meditation for the National Cathedral in Washington DC . I signed up to receive the meditation each morning sent to my inbox of my email.  I was moved by each day, since it was not only a reading and a prayer, it was related to the pandemic.  Which, made the prayers more meaningful.  As, we move towards Palm Sunday this week, it is more intense following the footsteps of Jesus.  I also like the perspectives of all different religions and not just the Catholic.  I hope you visit the website.  But, most of all I hope you get there in person some day.  We took the kids there and spent the whole day, when they were about 9.  W...