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The Tales of Middle Earth

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

Those tales are drawing to a close as our small party have just arrived back in Bree on their journey home. Tonight a group of us went to see the new Star Wars film, Solo, and I think we all … Continue reading →

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In order to arrive…

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

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 →

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Keeping Up the Fight

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

‘Despair, or folly?’ said Gandalf. ‘It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. It is wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been weighed, though as … Continue reading →

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From the Quote Box

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

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

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

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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