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July 10, 2025
Good morning! It’s Thursday. Continuing our parade of renegades and outliers and persisters, we now cast an admiring eye over the secret squiggles and…
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July 10, 2025
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July 9, 2025
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and today’s outlier is even more of a marvel than our black-eyed Susan or that renegade potato plant in the garlic bed.
Jul 9
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Clara Parkes
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July 9, 2025
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July 8, 2025
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Yesterday we observed a black-eyed Susan proudly standing alone in the daisy patch. Today, we admire a rogue potato in the…
Jul 8
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July 8, 2025
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July 7, 2025
Good morning! It's Monday. And may we not be afraid to stand out this week. Especially when standing out in a field of daisies.
Jul 7
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Clara Parkes
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July 7, 2025
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July 6, 2025
Good morning! It’s Sunday. After yesterday’s contemplative stroll, we’re ready for a more invigorating splash and scramble. We’ve walked down the long…
Jul 6
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Clara Parkes
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July 6, 2025
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July 5, 2025
Good morning! It’s Saturday. After a good long think on the porch yesterday, I decided to suit up, douse myself in bug spray, and saddle up my faithful…
Jul 5
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Clara Parkes
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July 5, 2025
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July 4 Get-Together: Replenishing
Hello, my dear Respiteers! If your comments on this morning's Respite are any indication, a lot of you are running close to empty today. Since the…
Jul 4
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Clara Parkes
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July 4, 2025
Good morning! It’s Friday. Here in the United States, it’s a federal holiday commemorating the ratification of the Declaration of Independence that led…
Jul 4
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Clara Parkes
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July 4, 2025
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July 3, 2025
Good morning! It’s Thursday, and the milkweed cafe has reopened for another season. While it was ostensibly established to feed the monarch butterflies…
Jul 3
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Clara Parkes
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July 3, 2025
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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…
Jul 2
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Clara Parkes
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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 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…
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Clara Parkes
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June 30, 2025
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