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Three Things 12022021
December 2, 2021
Posted by Mary Beth

12/2/2021

I’ve had so many interesting thoughts in the past ten days. These thoughts have whirled into my mind, swirled in circles like a canoer too dazzled by the beauty of the terrain to think about what that roaring sound is – and then whoosh over the waterfalls of my brain to disappear. Such is adult life.

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Coming & Going
November 18, 2021
Posted by Mary Beth

11/18/2021

And just like that, my website is back.

Three Things - Birthday Moments
October 21, 2021
Posted by Mary Beth

10/21/2021  Three Things

My birthday was last weekend. This is my question for you; have you celebrated a birthday lately that seemed extra fine? I wonder if the quarantine year reset our happiness scale. I don’t remember being miserable last year, but this year felt so rich.