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A facebook friend tagged me in his post of this great quote, saying it was quoted by the poet Robert Lax shortly before the German invasion of France in May 1939. It’s a keeper, no matter what your denomination. In … Continue reading
Day Nineteen, NaPoWriMo
Deep in snow, walking with cold. •
The shining air, stirring around the trees Continue reading
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It is something to be deep in the snow in winter, to be deep in the yellow leaves in the autumn, to be deep in the ripe wheat in the summer, to be deep in the grass in the spring. … Continue reading
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How to paint
When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you, a tree, a house, a field or whatever. Merely think, here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak … Continue reading
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From the Quote Box
Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. Continue reading
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