A Nicer Job?
I sit on my patio in the sweltering heat. The fringe tree’s leaves remain light green, but slightly curled. Its blossoms have long since...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jun 6
- 3 min
Observations of a Backyard Birder
Spring is such a glorious time of rebirth. Flowers make their way above the soil and present us with brilliant blossoms. Young ones of...
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sherrycomstock1
- May 6
- 2 min
Finding Joy on A Rainy Spring Day
Blossoms from my early spring bulbs faded weeks ago. The wild violets I allow to run rampant through the flower beds have reached the...
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sherrycomstock1
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Where are you Spring???
I've been asking that question since the unseasonably warm spells of January. But I think now my favorite time of year is nearly here....
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sherrycomstock1
- Dec 9, 2023
- 2 min
December Ruminations
December is upon us. That magical time when children dream of sugar plums, school vacation and snow. For me it’s time for summing up the...
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sherrycomstock1
- Nov 5, 2023
- 2 min
Here's to Second Summer!
Leaves of yellow, brown, and gold release their hold on my neighbor’s poplar tree to dance through the air and land on the frosted...
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sherrycomstock1
- Oct 7, 2023
- 2 min
Thoughts Around Kitchen Tables
Have you ever thought about the way we sometimes use rooms in our homes in slightly different ways than their designers envisioned? Take...
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sherrycomstock1
- Sep 8, 2023
- 3 min
Scrub Jacket to Gardening Smock
In mid-June the temperatures here in North Carolina are rivaling those we usually see later, in July. I gather tools and my floppy hat to...
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sherrycomstock1
- Aug 10, 2023
- 2 min
Flowers, Birds, and a Sweltering Summer Day
Sweat dribbles past the band in my hat and down my temple as I snip away at the black-eyed susans’ riotous yellow orange petals which...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jul 28, 2023
- 3 min
What Sparks a Memory?
It’s funny that an everyday item can spur a trip down memory lane. Remember when every store you entered gave you a “members” tag for...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jul 7, 2023
- 2 min
Blessings, Gratitude and Peace
Leaning back in my patio chair, I’ve paused my to-do list and relish the quiet enveloping my yard after the last week’s hustle and bustle...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jun 15, 2023
- 2 min
A Modest Garden Statue
This modest statue of Confucius has greeted me for nearly thirty years. Not sure this is a statue of Confucius, but it seems more...
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sherrycomstock1
- May 27, 2023
- 2 min
“Gather Ye Rosebuds While You May”
The end of May is upon us. The year is nearly half over. What did I spend time on? My to-do list never seems to get shorter. Part of that...
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sherrycomstock1
- Apr 22, 2023
- 4 min
Gardening, My Other Love
I must confess. I have another love beyond my family, friends, and books for reading or writing: gardening. Flower gardens bring beauty...
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sherrycomstock1
- Apr 4, 2023
- 3 min
How We Say, What We Say, to Ourselves Makes a Difference
Recently I read a post written by someone with living with bipolar. As she shared her story, she develop a premise that too often, when...
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sherrycomstock1
- Mar 29, 2023
- 4 min
Talismans, Collections or Junk?
Not unlike many people, throughout much of my life I’ve used a piece of jewelry or other item as a good luck charm or as a way of...
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sherrycomstock1
- Feb 22, 2023
- 2 min
The Perfect Diamond
The smell of freshly mowed grass greets me like an old friend, quickening my pulse as I take in the perfect diamond laid out in limestone...
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sherrycomstock1
- Feb 4, 2023
- 2 min
When Did Fall Become Winter?
A cold has me a bit under the weather. A drippy nose irritates my throat and responses only marginally to my antihistamine, leaving me...
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sherrycomstock1
- Jan 2, 2023
- 2 min
To Resolve or Not to Resolve???
Happy New Year! An author I follow just shared a post asking whether their followers if they’d be making New Year’s resolutions this...
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sherrycomstock1
- Dec 24, 2022
- 2 min
December Thoughts with Blustery Winds and a bit of Janus
December this year seems on intent on clearing out 2022 with whistling winds reaching beyond blustery. Coupled as the winds are with...
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