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July 26 Get-Together: Choose Your Sport

Hello, my fellow Respiteers!

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Good morning! It’s Friday, and the Olympic torch has arrived in Respitopia just in time for today’s opening ceremonies. We’re expecting a flotilla of…

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Good morning! It’s Thursday. One of the most hopeful (or foolhardy) things one can do is plant a garden. And since we’re discussing sources of hope this…

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Good morning! It’s Monday, and we’re in the milkweed nursery watching our first monarch caterpillar explore the buffet. Every year we weed and water and…

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Good morning! It’s Sunday, we’re foregoing the waterfront in favor of the woods today. I’ve taken us down the long dirt road, through the field, past…

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Good morning! It’s Saturday. I wasn’t going to tell you about the redcurrant bush, because this is the Daily Respite, not the Daily Garden Bummer. But a…

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July 19 Get-Together: Speed Limits

Hello! And a very happy Friday afternoon to you, my friends. After a week of unbelievably oppressive heat, the dome has cracked and a cool refre…

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