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April 24, 2024
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and we’re in motion. Ducky wasn’t sure what to make of this airplane business at first. To be in the air and not flap your…
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Clara Parkes
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April 23, 2024
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Yesterday I came downstairs and found Ducky engrossed in a Dr. Seuss book that my best friend gave me when I graduated from…
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April 22, 2024
Good morning! It’s Monday and the trees are blooming. How lucky are we to be able to share this moment together? “Hear blessings dropping their blossoms…
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Clara Parkes
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April 21, 2024
Good morning! It’s Sunday, and the ocean and sky and clouds and distant hills have combined to form such a textured view, you’d think it was painted…
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April 20, 2024
Good morning! It’s Saturday, and no, this humble blob isn’t my latest attempt at pottery, nor is it someone’s fossilized chewing gum collection. It is a…
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Clara Parkes
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April 19 Get-Together: Fabulous Finds
Hello, my dear Respiteers! And a very happy, gloriously sunny Friday afternoon to you. All the windows are open in our pavilion, and I’ve even s…
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April 19, 2024
Good morning! It’s Friday. Yesterday I rolled a magnetic bar around the yard trying to locate my beloved’s favorite pair of pruners, which went missing…
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Clara Parkes
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April 18, 2024
Good morning! It’s Thursday, and the summer visitors are starting to return. When I checked the big tree where the osprey nest last week, it was empty…
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April 17, 2024
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and it’s International Haiku Poetry Day. Last year we counted syllables while admiring fuzzy catkins. Today, I offer the…
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Clara Parkes
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April 16, 2024
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and all is not lost in the yard. I know I’ve showed you crocuses before, but those were hale and hardy propaganda crocuses…
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Clara Parkes
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April 15, 2024
Good morning! It’s Monday. Over the weekend, the deer dropped by for dinner. Finding us not at home, they did what any reasonably rebuffed guest might…
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1:04
April 14, 2024
Good morning! It’s Sunday, and we’ve walked down, down, down the dirt road and through the woods to the spot where the swamp finally meets the sea…
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April 13, 2024
Good morning! It’s Saturday, and we’ve returned home to far more spring than what we left behind. Last evening, after unpacking the car and putting…
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Clara Parkes
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April 12 Get-Together: Lessons from the Universe
Hello, my dear Respiteers, and happy Friday! I’m writing to let you know that I’ve opened the doors to our imaginary pavilion. Won’t you join me…
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The Daily Respite
The Daily Respite
A brief moment of thoughtfulness before you step into your day, written by bestselling author Clara Parkes.
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