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Boom-time plans

We’re doing things a bit differently this year. Instead of a huge family gathering around a lake by a cornfield, we’ll be hanging out in the back yard with fewer family members and a wading pool. I’m still expecting loads of … Continue reading

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Congregation

  Men + Fire + Food = Contentment. Momentary relaxation. Reprieve measured in minutes between this task and that job and those to-do lists that run through minds like endless songs. Sustenance and rest, however fleeting.       Discussions begin. The … Continue reading

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Adieu … Adios … Do widzenia … Slan go foill

  It was a weekend for goodbyes. Goodbye to friends after a lovely evening of storytelling, laughing and wrangling kids. Goodbyes after a bonfire with family and new friends. Goodbye to summer.       Soon I’ll be putting away … Continue reading

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