Hi All, I planned to take off the month of July, but due to an unforeseen medical circumstance I am going to take off early. I can’t sit at a desk for any length of time. My spine needs a rest. I am continuing to read, but writing is a challenge. Tweets and Instagram posts …
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April 2022 Wrap-Up
April turned out to be a very good reading and blogging month, due to the health issues I discussed in a March post that are being addressed. My left foot is permanently damaged and I have to walk with a cane, but the pain has diminished greatly with a foot binder and I can walk …
The First Fruits of my Garden
Near the Pier, Huntington Beach, California. Photo by Laurie Welch. We've had several days of heat after this long cool winter. I am not sure what Spring will look like this year if we just go from winter into summer. But suddenly, we have peeled off hats and gloves and fleecy coats and are now …
My Pandemic Year…And Yours?
To make a day, it took an Evening and a Morning—at least to make the first day. But that was when the world was new and there was in it only light and darkness, day and night, and God. The world has grown more complicated since that creative era. To make a day now it …
The ‘Stay at Home’ and What I Would Bring to Heaven Edition
Like many of you I am sure, I am craving things I can't have right now. About two weeks into 'stay at home' I woke up wanting falafel, so much so, my mouth was watering, which was a little messy on the pillow. I have a place nearby that serves the crispiest, most fragrant …
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At the Beach on Christmas Eve
Christmas Angels, Newport Beach, CA
Ceremonials of Common Days is Reprinted!
Ceremonials of Common Days, Abbie Graham is in the public domain.
Remembering the Dead
November 2, 2019 All Souls Day
Ceremonials of Common Days, Abbie Graham (1923)
Thoughts on Abbie Graham's book, Ceremonials of Common Days
“Thanksgiving” from Ceremonials of Common Days, by Abbie Graham (1923)
My Edition: Title: Ceremonials of Common Days Author: Abbie Graham Publisher: The Womans Press Year: 1923 Pages: 97 On Thanksgiving Day I celebrate the Ceremonial of Being Glad for People. I could be grateful on this day for bountiful harvests and national benefits; but I have other days for those ceremonials because one heart …
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Relevant Obscurity 