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    the b-day present from Mr. M: 31st edition

    I don’t blog a lot about presents and usually keep the gifting gab to myself around birthdays and Christmas. But this time, I’m going to brag… because Mr. M’s b-day present was so thoughtful and awesome, I just have to…

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    hoppy Easter

    Our best laid Easter plans went awry due to sickness and allergies… but at least the sun was shining in the house! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Easter as well!

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    the calendar necklace

    As an anniversary gift, a push present, or just a fun memento… these calendar necklaces are a pretty spiffy way to remember a date!  Dalla Nona Jewelry, $150          Lilly Ellen Designs, $62                                          Punky Jane, $70

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    where the river meets the sea

    [Big Sur, CA – the mouth of the Pajaro River mixing with the Pacific Ocean – taken by Stan Russell] I keep staring at this photograph and thinking that it’s a perfect painting. But it’s just nature at work.

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    the little ducklings below my window

    A few months ago, I thought that someone’s iphone alarm was going off in a nearby office… “Quack quack quack!”  “Quack quack quack!” But then I heard one single, “QUACK!” And that’s not how the lovely iphone alarm plays… So…