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Watch now (1 min) | Good morning! Welcome to Sunday. We’re down at the water watching a huge group of summer residents return for the season. I like to…

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Good morning! Today is Saturday. Our divine stage manager has just offered a sneak preview of what’s to come after the lilacs make their inevitable…

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May 26 Get-Together: Trading Places?

Hello my dear Respiteers! Tis Friday, and for reasons that will soon become apparent, we’re having our private gathering outside today. As you k…

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Good morning! It’s Friday. Maybe the ghosts didn’t approve of my sharing a photo of their duck yesterday. Maybe they just wanted to remind us who really…

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Good morning! It’s Thursday. We went down the road yesterday to check up on the ghosts one last time before everyone starts returning for the summer…

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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and the lilacs have inspired the rest of the woods to dress up a bit. Even the striped maples, normally quiet and…

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Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Every year in May, Mother Nature picks up her magic phone, texts all the lilacs on the same day, and tells them to open. She…

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Good morning! It’s Monday. And if we can greet this new week with even half the enthusiasm and curiosity of these baby goats, we’ll be in grand shape…

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Watch now (1 min) | Good morning! It’s Sunday, and I’ve whisked us down to the birch grove at the bottom of our hill. At its edge lurks the beginning of…

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