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August 17, 2022
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. To help you start off the day right, I made you a fruit salad and some toast. “To eat is a necessity, but to eat…
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August 16, 2022
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Last night the gods unfurled a blanket over the sky. Was it made of sheep? Or maybe dryer lint with tufts of all the kleenex…
Clara Parkes
Aug 16
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August 15, 2022
Good morning! It’s Monday. Otters in a ball pit, anyone? “Nothing like a little judicious levity.” —Robert Louis Stevenson
Clara Parkes
Aug 15
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August 14, 2022
Watch now (1 min) | Good morning! Today is Sunday. Grab your floppy hat because we’re headed down to the water. A few minutes ago, a giant motorboat…
Clara Parkes
Aug 14
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August 13, 2022
Good morning! Today is Saturday. It’s also my oldest brother’s birthday. In addition to being a most excellent big brother, caring father, model…
Clara Parkes
Aug 13
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August 12 Get-Together: Skillz
Hello and happy Friday afternoon, Respiteers! The doors to our virtual gathering room are wide open. There’s a fresh breeze off the ocean and a …
Clara Parkes
Aug 12
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August 12, 2022
Good morning! It’s Friday. During a ramble down to the pond that’s a lake to check up on the canoe we can’t reach anymore, I stumbled upon a secret hole…
Clara Parkes
Aug 12
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August 11, 2022
Good morning! Today is Thursday. Summer has been going full speed for weeks now, and everything is finally starting to look tired. The grass gave up…
Clara Parkes
Aug 11
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August 11, 2022
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August 10, 2022
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. For our midweek spiritual palate cleanser, let’s pause for seven seconds of beagle puppies. “Youth is a quality, not a…
Clara Parkes
Aug 10
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August 10, 2022
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August 9, 2022
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and I have to show you my bumper crop of Roma tomatoes. I planted 12 seeds, transplanted six healthy seedlings into the…
Clara Parkes
Aug 9
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August 8, 2022
Good morning! It’s Monday. Let’s start the new week with some baby elephants. “Age considers; youth ventures.” —Rabindranath Tagore
Clara Parkes
Aug 8
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August 7, 2022
Watch now (1 min) | Good morning! Today is Sunday. I thought you could use some alone time, like our snail did earlier in the week. So I’m going to…
Clara Parkes
Aug 7
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August 7, 2022
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