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Author-“Why Are You So-“ available through Friesenpress.com I write about my family. Canadian. I’ve lived in 3 Provinces and 1 Territory. www.cathyburrell.com
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And so it begins again… London today.

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The Halifax Explosion. A terrible event that did lead to some good in the world. youtu.be/W26CVm6j5sk

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"Haiku!" said my friend. "Watch out," I replied. "Poems can be contagious." #HaikuSaturday

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Yesterday my partner and I celebrated 27 years together, both of us saying 'who'd have thought?'. We had lunch in a pub, with local beer, then home for me to make jam from last year's frozen damsons. #MakingTheMostOfAWeekOfRecess 1/2

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Here’s some Ian Cumberland art to make your Friday a little better.

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My absolute favorite photograph. You can't beat those colors. #scape #landscape #River #water #sunset #sky #clouds #photography #color #Nature #outdoor #outside

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Anyway, here's Sugar the cat contemplating the impermanence of life and the very nature of existence, as one does

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Thank goodness Fat Tuesday is fast approaching - Nordics will be familiar with the classic cardamom bun filled with lightly whipped cream and marzipan (I prefer a frangipane filling with roughly ground almonds) If anyone’s tempted I’ll share a couple of recipe variations in my 💌 next week #FoodSky

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Polish artist Nespoon creates street art with lace patterns #WomensArt

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she waggin fr

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#caturday

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Started a book on tape. The Scotch chapter is kinda slow. Hoping the action picks up by duct.

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As It Was…🌺

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Sorry I haven’t been very active on here the last week my 11 year old has been describing a video game to me.

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If i were president i would issue an executive order stating that everyone had to love each other and listen to CDs and then I'd push through universal healthcare

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Pre-Raphaelite artist Evelyn de Morgan, Study of a head (1905) #womensart

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It's Over - Gator Days

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One of the small pleasures of being terminally online is blocking a troll less than five seconds after he leaves an obnoxious comment, he doesn't even get to linger in the afterglow of his own cleverness before he gets sent to the cornfield

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The eyebrows are the tires of the face. A good set will get you through most situations

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#FebruArty Sometimes the #divide is much harder to see. Sunset over Oyster lake.

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The caravans are back.

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Artist and photographer Jill Bliss who explores and documents the rain coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest, creating nature-inspired work #womensart

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Literally hot off the press. (If you know me, you know. The rest of y'all stay tuned.)

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apple juice was designed to be drunk on a plane. it just never tastes better or more refreshing than it does at 30,000 feet

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does britbox have a super cheap tier that's just Grand Designs

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Hey just so you know, the fact that I post the occasional intentionally gentle encouragement doesn’t mean I won’t block you for being an asshole.

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Local woman wakes up, plans a Leopards Eating Faces Gala, with the leopards wearing high fashion outfits and the other guests wearing whatever matches best with eaten faces, makes oatmeal.

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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

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Barney, heartbeat at my feet, eighteen years old today. A fine gentleman.

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Road to Nowhere, 2016 (derail) by UK artist and printmaker Gail Brodholt #womensart

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Tina: You're simply the best. Me: What do you mean by that? Tina: Better than all the rest. Me: Oh! Thanks for the clarification.

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When I closed my 2 retail stores in 2008, I began volunteering with WeBC as a mentor to women in business-and wrote some blogs. For the past 3 years I work as a contractor in Client Services&facilitate sessions on business. My first book promotion event-as they celebrated 30years supporting women!

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Detail from the Art Nouveau gesso panels by Glasgow School artist Margaret Macdonald, c.1907 #WomensArt

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Here is Jax this #Caturday he wishe you a good weekend 😺

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I want a TV show that's just Levar Burton and Jonathan Frakes having a lovely time on nice long train journeys

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Demelza, a world-weary witch, and Uliana, an even more exhausted vampyre, work together to send wayward demons, ghosts and otherworldly creatures back to where they came from. But some jobs are more difficult than others. 🔖 story: mybook.to/RXIIkD 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/20... [ 📚💙 ]

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Just keep reading.

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Here comes the blossom.

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Afternoon beautiful people. Ziggy says have a great weekend. Love, everybody

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Here’s some good news. My daughter’s band played tonight and they killed it.

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Painting created in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital in Surrey by an individual who was compelled to live there whose identity is currently unknown to us. The image is taken from art therapist Edward Adamson’s lecture slides & the original is missing presumed lost

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This month's column is about meals I call 'Lots Of One Thing,' the very definition of luxury for me. This recipe for potato and celeriac mash with apples and onions is something I eat by the bowlful. premium.suffolknews.co.uk/whats-on/cou...

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Surround yourself with the kind of people who understand that your habit of inhaling the smell of books is not a choice, but rather a compulsion.

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👏🏼👏🏼 I am glad she doesn’t let it slide and is taking actions on it!

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Every time my library says "yes we will buy that book for you," I feel like I won life.

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Take a moment out of your busy lives to appreciate this painting. It's called Waiting For A Friend, by Malcolm Liepke

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