Incredible History

Thought this was interesting; perhaps you will too... About 10 years ago, my elderly aunt was in a nursing facility. One of her fellow (long term) residents gave her a large cardboard tube as a gift. My aunt, not knowing what to do with it, gave it to me. In it, were these two pieces of art. I thought they were charming, so I had them framed and hung them in my youngest son’s room, until he decided that he needed to surround himself with everything racing. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🏁 After doing some research, I discovered that these signed, limited edition prints (300 and 500, plates destroyed) were done by an Indiana artist, Gerald Nees (born 1938) who became a paraplegic after a diving accident at the age of 15. Now, I hang them in my office during the holidays/winter and enjoy both the art AND the story behind it. •

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So Thoughtful

A belated post: on Valentines Day, a friend rang my doorbell and handed me this: a gift basket with the sweetest card, filled with the kindest, most heart-warming notes, a porcelain watering can, and a gift card to my favorite gardening center. ❤️ Gestures like this just MAKE my day... I mean LIFE.

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2020 Season

The 2020 season is about to begin! 🏁 🏆 Two top finishes last year; hoping for a great season. 🙏🏻 🤞🏻 🍀 (Once he hits the track, this stuff will never look this good again. Ever.)

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Other Words for HOme

So beautiful and important and poetic and warm and wise and funny and heartbreaking and uplifting... ❤️ I actually bought BOTH the hardcover AND the audiobook, so I could keep reading, uninterrupted. 📖 It deserves every accolade, and I only wish it could be required reading for all of us. 🌎 Congratulations to @jassiewarga and @abbalzer for bringing something so lovely into the world. 🙌🏻 I adored these characters so much... I will miss them greatly. 😢

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Beautiful

I’m not sure what is more beautiful — this gorgeous Colorific rose or the story from @portlandrosesociety that accompanied it. 🌹 Read on:
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Colorific, one of my favorite floribundas. Planted along the sidewalk, I noticed a woman admiring the blooms. She spoke no English but was effusively describing their beauty. I cut some blooms for her to take along. The next day I received some green tea and a thank you from her, translated by her family whom she was visiting from China.

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Just Checking!

I’ve been on the road for a few days; arrived home late last night. It’s still early. I see her jolt her head up and look around. She sees me, still in bed. She puts her head down and goes back to sleep.

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Yummy!

To DIE for. I sat at the bar while Frankie G shucked and chatted and made me laugh - and taught me how to pronounce “ravigote.” 🤷🏻‍♀️ These are grilled with butter, garlic, salt, parsley and Parmesan cheese. I honestly might have to go back tomorrow.

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Octavia Books - Thanks!

NOLA! I’ll be at Octavia Books at 4:00 pm TOMORROW (Wednesday, Feb 5th). Located in uptown New Orleans: 513 Octavia Street (corner of Laurel)
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Join us for a very special storytime reading and signing when Sherri Duskey Rinker, author of #1 New York Times bestselling children's book, Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site.

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