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Robert Adams
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Wearing A Smile
MY SENSE OF HUMOR has saved me many times during life’s trials. Sadness is also in the equation, but its role is to bolster happiness....
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Robert Adams
Mar 17, 20242 min read
March Happiness
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Thomas Fuller (cited) in 1732. THE MONTH OF MARCH is half over as we come to...
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Robert Adams
Mar 7, 20242 min read
One More Time
SHE FINALLY LOOKED UP AT ME and I remembered thinking that she had a beautiful, sweet face. I would soon learn that [she] had what I’d...
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Robert Adams
Feb 27, 20242 min read
On Being Astonished
The Chief Prevention from Getting Old Is to Remain Astonished. Kevin Kelly AS A YOUNG FATHER I reinforced my children's interests by...
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Robert Adams
Feb 19, 20242 min read
Glowing Petunias
IF YOU’VE READ MY BLOG, you know I like fruit, veggies, and flowers. My postings over the last five years contain essays about the joy...
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Robert Adams
Feb 10, 20243 min read
Breakfast Pizza Challenge
MOST MY LIFE I have been a fan of pizza. It started as a ten-year-old when I enjoyed my first slice at the once-bustling Sugar Bowl...
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Robert Adams
Jan 31, 20243 min read
Many Truths
MY LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE offered diverse courses that both intrigued and challenged me. Classes in Philosophy and English introduced me to...
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Robert Adams
Jan 23, 20241 min read
Winter Wonderland
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK has made to our winter weather. Months of little snow and warm temperatures had me believing that there was some...
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Robert Adams
Jan 14, 20242 min read
Waters Way
IT HAS TAKEN ME A GOOD MONTH to get my arms around my near-death experience (NDE) that took place during a 75-mile drive through flooded...
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Robert Adams
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Our First Lemon
ISN’T THIS A GORGEOUS LEMON. It is Christmas week and I’m just about to enjoy the “fruits of our labor” by finally harvesting this...
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Robert Adams
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Potted Evergreens
POTTED LIVE EVERGREEN TREES have become popular in northern Michigan where they are increasingly being offered in the nursery trade....
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Robert Adams
Dec 4, 20234 min read
Finding Petrified Wood
AS A 10-YEAR-OLD I came with curiosity for anything out-of-doors. I often imagined that I was chosen to participate in the Universe's...
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Robert Adams
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Glorious Trees
TREES ARE SUCH A FOCUS this time of year in northern Michigan. In October their attention-grabbing leaves produce a vast display of...
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Robert Adams
Nov 12, 20232 min read
Urban Foraging
AS YOU CAN SEE from this photo, I became an urban forager in early November after my friend Nancy and I noticed half a dozen trees full...
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Robert Adams
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Reading Away
RECENTLY I COMPLETED READING A BOOK written by Bill Bryson that was all about the human body. It was aptly named, The Body – A Guide for...
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Robert Adams
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Mother and Son
I’M INTO MY FALL clean-up of my living room in my loft. It has been a while since I spent time on this endeavor. My corner under the...
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Robert Adams
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Fall Mushroom Soup
COOLER WEATHER has arrived in northwest Michigan. It was predicted, but it has been a bone-chilling event for me. My sweatshirt sleeves...
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Robert Adams
Oct 5, 20232 min read
Carrot-Ginger Soup
HERE IT IS OCTOBER, a month that features blue skies and colorful leaves; and always a few days that introduce us to the notion that big...
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Robert Adams
Sep 26, 20231 min read
Consuming More Fruit
CONSUMING MORE FRUIT is a newer approach for me. With my more watchful diet and increasing awareness of healthier choices, fresh and...
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Robert Adams
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Squash Season
THE WINTER SQUASHES ARE IN FULL DISPLAY here in mid-September at the various markets in northern Michigan. Over the years, I have enjoyed...
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