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This morning's conversation (between the part time farmer and the part time jeweler) went something like this (exactly like this.)

ME~ "I have some stones to be drilled, will you bring it (the drill) in?"
DON~ "Two?"
ME~ "What?"
DON~ "Do you want me to bring in TWO salmon to be grilled?"
ME~ A blank but vocal stare!
Seems his hearing aid is out and so is my partial plate that

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Updated 10-17-2011 at 06:13 PM by RheaB

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What a week here in the south-east! It began last Sunday with a thunderstorm that had the lights flickering…continued with an earthquake…and ended with a hurricane that, thankfully, left our neighborhood with little more trouble than a power outage and messy yards.

Elsewhere, there is devastation. Homes have been destroyed and Lives lost.

This is the obvious trouble in my corner of the world. But I know that, behind what makes it into the news, there is more. Hunger. ...

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“Come see, come see!” Kailey runs into the kitchen, hand outstretched. “Come with me, Mommy! We made a castle for you! Come see!”

I smile. These moments — times when my kids proudly offer up their creativity and love — are so precious. It takes my breath away to be loved by their uninhibited hearts.

“I’m so excited!” I say to Kailey. ”I can’t wait to see what you’ve made!” ...

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“Can you get the attention of the clouds, and commission a shower of rain? Can you take charge of the lightning bolts and have them report to you for orders? Who do you think gave weather-wisdom to the ibis, and storm-savvy to the rooster? Does anyone know enough to number all the clouds or tip over the barrels of heaven when the earth is cracked and dry, the ground baked hard as a brick….?
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My Mother died almost 10 years ago, shortly after 9/11. Since her birthday was September 11th, she found the trauma of that day to be particularly painful and made the comment that she never wanted to have another birthday. She got her wish, as she passed on November 14, 2001.

I wish I could say I was close to my Mom, but the truth is I was not. She was a very wounded lady and though she tried hard, and in her own way was a good Mother, the fact is that she in turn wounded me severely. ...

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