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Tag Archives: summer
A Summery Poem for a Cold Day
It’s January in Minnesota, and there’s no snow, but it got cold and windy today. Seems like a nice chilly night for a summery poem by Mark Twain. Well, it’s not really about summer, but that’s perfectly fine. Even better, … Continue reading
Posted in books, poems, quotations
Tagged American authors, american literature, death, Mark Twain, Minnesota winter, poetry, summer, winter
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Just a Little Blossom
My snapdragons didn’t come back this year. Usually they seed out and something pops up nearby where last year’s plants were. But nothing this year. Until the other day, when I noticed this little snapdragon growing in a crevice between … Continue reading
Posted in country life, gratefulness
Tagged blossoms, flowers, gardening, hope, snapdragon, summer
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July in my Garden
A few years ago, on a wet, cold, windy April morning, I threw some hollyhock seeds in the ground and ran back into the house to get out of the rain. Now I have hollyhocks in really pretty colors. Isn’t … Continue reading
