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Perfumed Pompoms
The Edgeworthia bush has perfumed the yard for weeks. Its dangling blooms are now poofy like pompoms.
This paperbush has been a joy and goes great with all the happy daffodils.
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The Scent of Spring
I am notified that spring is near not by sight, but by scent.
I planted an Edgeworthia shrub on the bank below the deck. The breeze lifts its scent up to my window.
You must bend to see the faces of these miracle blooms.
I cannot tell you how joyous it is to smell the scent of spring.
It is sort of a creamy gardenia that reminds me of a Chanel powder puff mixed with Cool Whip. I know that mixture makes no sense.
When I cup a bloom in my hands I envision my Little Girl Blue bottle of perfume from Avon that I had as a teen.
Bright yellow clusters with green centers and a delicious scent.
How could I not love this shrub?
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179 Enwood Drive Charlotte, North Carolina
I would buy this if I could. I want someone who can appreciate it to buy it. It is not a showplace…it is a homeplace.
Google the address if interested.
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The Parked Barge
It is going to be hard to play pioneer woman when I have a barge parked across the river.
It is a constant reminder that change is coming.
It is time for me to accept this and adjust.
I am still here, so are the deer.
This is the new normal.
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The Deer with Feathers
Maybe I did not realize the deer had feathers,
Or maybe I thought it would not matter.
But it has mattered.
The deer is lovely, but its feathers have caused problems.
Anytime the deer moves or is held, it sheds a few little feathers.
I not only have to dust for dust, I have to feather dust.
I have wondered if my son’s sneezes are related to the deer and its feathers.
Sometimes when I am trying to be patient, it turns into tolerance, procrastination. and passiveness.
Today is the day I will start tackling the issues that I have tried to ignore.
I started with the deer and its feathers. The feathers went in the trash. The deer got a new pillow.
One less irritation in my life and on my couch.
Do you have a deer with feathers?
What are you ignoring?
GO FLOW!
River Barges
The barges grumble as they glide up and down the river.
Sometimes they carry things. Sometimes they are empty.
The river is like their road or rail, only it moves. The flow may help or hinder their work.
I watch the traffic from my perch on the hill. Standing still as they pass, but feeling the same wind.
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Sounds in the Fog
When the fog is thick
I cannot see beyond the trees.
I hear sounds of things
moving on the river.
I imagine how sailors at sea felt
floating blindly while hearing
sounds in the fog.
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My Messy Scones
I love scones but have never made any. I saw a recipe for scones with lime zest and a lime glaze.
I still have some key limes on my tree in the laundry room. I thought this would be a great use for those little green jewels.
I picked four and removed the zest with a zester.
Then juiced them for the glaze made with powdered sugar.
Spreading the coarse dough without smashing the blueberries was the hard part. I may use tiny frozen berries next time.
They turned out really messy. How did they taste?
Perfect. It was those fresh little limes that did it.
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