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July 2, 2025
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and right on schedule, the daylilies have started to open. While not true lilies, they do live up to the other half of…
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July 2, 2025
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July 1, 2025
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and that was honeysuckle I smelled. These buds had the extremely good manners to open right before midnight so that June…
Jul 1
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July 1, 2025
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June 2025
June 30, 2025
Good morning! It’s Monday—and it’s June’s last day with us. She spend much of yesterday packing up her things. At midnight, she boards her celestial…
Jun 30
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Clara Parkes
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June 30, 2025
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June 29, 2025
Good morning! It’s Sunday, and we’ve come down to the water for a re-set. How good it feels to sit on the sun-warmed stones and watch the waves inch…
Jun 29
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Clara Parkes
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June 29, 2025
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June 28, 2025
Good morning! It’s Saturday. Yesterday afternoon, I was sitting on the porch thinking deep thoughts about nothing in particular when I noticed a long…
Jun 28
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June 28, 2025
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June 27 Get-Together: Rhymes
Hello, my dear Respiteers! Even in Respitopia, it’s been hotter than usual. But today, on this fine Friday afternoon, the air is fresh, with a gentle…
Jun 27
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June 27, 2025
Good morning! It’s Friday. We’ve been admiring the beguiling beauty of flowers all week, from that voluptuous pink peony to the singular clematis to…
Jun 27
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Clara Parkes
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June 27, 2025
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June 26, 2025
Good morning! It’s Thursday. And after seeing what I wrote about the clematis yesterday, my dogwood asked if she could make a suggestion.
Jun 26
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June 26, 2025
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June 25, 2025
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. And at the very height of yesterday’s heat, while the peonies floompfed and the strawflowers sagged and even the hearty…
Jun 25
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Clara Parkes
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June 25, 2025
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June 24, 2025
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. And with so many of us under heat warnings, watches, and advisories today, I’ve made the executive decision to take us back…
Jun 24
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Clara Parkes
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June 24, 2025
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June 23, 2025
Good morning! It’s Monday, and I’ve broken all my previous self-imposed rules and boldly cut the very first peony to bloom in the garden. It is also, if…
Jun 23
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June 23, 2025
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June 22, 2025
Good morning! It’s Sunday, and I’ve brought your favorite chair down to the shore. Here under the trees you can always rely on a breeze to keep you…
Jun 22
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June 22, 2025
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