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December 6, 2023
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and occasional woodsmoke isn’t my only gift to passers-by. All winter long, whoever gets up first has the honor of going…
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December 5, 2023
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Yesterday morning we awoke to a landscape whose bumps and scratches and blemishes had been wiped clean by a fresh blanket of…
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December 4, 2023
Good morning! It’s Monday. There’s very little traffic on the road these days, much less any traffic involving sirens. So when you hear the fire truck…
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December 3, 2023
Good morning! It’s Sunday, and the sun is setting before 4pm now—so don your coat, lace up those walking shoes, and meet me at the door. There’s a brisk…
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December 2, 2023
Good morning! It’s Saturday, and I’m back to reuniting toupées with their owners. At a time when so much can feel beyond our control, what a gift to be…
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December 1 Get-Together: Let's Strategize
Hello, and happy Friday my dear Respiteers! This week I’ve taken us to our secret lair deep in the woods for an extra special Friday afternoon g…
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December 1, 2023
Good morning! It’s Friday, and it’s the first day of December. As you can see, some of the crows haven’t accepted the return of freezing temperatures…
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November 2023
November 30, 2023
Good morning! It’s Thursday, and it’s the last day of November. By the looks of things, Mother Nature has been doing some redecorating on the forest…
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November 29, 2023
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. Just to make sure we remained on good terms, Mother Nature brought me a bouquet of flowers yesterday. Well, she made me…
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November 28, 2023
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Sometimes I think Mother Nature reads the Respite. How else can I explain how yesterday, just a few hours after I’d blithely…
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November 27, 2023
Good morning! It’s Monday. Big excitement, the field got its annual haircut while we were gone. I love how it makes the contours of the land clear…
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November 26, 2023
Good morning! It’s Sunday. Those pockets of nature in Paris were a little more challenging to find. But here, at last, we are back at the water. Let’s…
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