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and I heard a voice from heaven say unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, sayeth the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

Revelation 14:13

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Captain John Merritt

 

I am thankful for the Veterans who have served our country. 

I live in Marblehead, MA which is a pre-revolutionary town north of Boston. My house was built for Captain John Merritt who was a captain in the revolutionary war. The Glover's Regiment out of Marblehead rowed George Washington across the icy Delaware on Christmas night in 1776 for the surprise attack at the battle of Trenton. 

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This is the view from my son-in-law's family camp where he and my daughter host Friendsgiving every year. If you look very closely along the horizon on the other side of the river you can just make out the train going by in the fog. 

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I know, I know, it's too early...but I love this green and gold together and it makes me think of this song:

Green and Gold

I love the silliness of the children I work with. They are walking around the playground with pans from the mud kitchen as hats. One of them is actually a strainer with holes which makes it even sillier! I'm not sure I could ever work with strictly grown ups again.

I happened to look down while I was under a large tree and noticed a piece of lichen that looked like a heart. I ♥  when that happens!

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And their works do follow them

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, ‘Write: ‘blessed are the dead who die in the lord from henceforth.’’ ‘Yea,” saith the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.”

Revelation 14:13

 I am thankful for the veterans who fought for my freedoms.

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in the foggy dew

 

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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

His faithful love endures forever. 

Give thanks to the God of gods,

His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

His faithful love endures forever. 

Psalm 136:1-3

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Memory Lane

 

In the tradition of, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."

Yes, my friends, little boys (and girls) still play with big yellow Tonka trucks.

This one is currently hard at work in the playground where I work transporting pumpkins from the sandbox to a big pile of leaves.

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Every year at the end of October/beginning of November one of my neighbors builds a huge installation in his drive way. This year is my favorite one yet and it is called, Memory Lane. 

These are the size of a movie set and they are all of the houses he has lived in! 

Here is a link that explains.  Every little detail of it is amazing!

Memory Lane

I had an extra Chrysanthemum plant when I was finished with my Autumn window box so I popped it into a terra cotta pot and placed it on my desk. Every morning I sit down and enjoy its beauty.

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I thrifted a giant, harvest gold, vintage Tupperware bowl last summer and I brought it to our annual family camping trip. My son-in-law mentioned that it reminded him of a bowl you might have seen filled with macaroni salad at a pot-luck in the 1970s.

So I am going to fill it with my famous potato salad and bring it to the Friendsgiving that my daughter and son-in-law host! I'm sure I'll have plenty of pictures to post next week as the event is tomorrow.

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I know this is a bit crabby but I am so glad Halloween is over. I have to drive through Salem. MA to get back and forth to work and it is absolutely the worst! So. Many. People! It doubles my commute! I'm so thankful for November first!

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Blue skies

 

I looked up into the sky and noticed a heart shape in the leaves of the Beech tree.

I'm thankful for blue skies smiling at me...

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Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life upon your altar

and wait for your fire

Psalm 5:3

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Hannah's house

 

My eldest daughter asked if I would come over to her house to help her arrange her pottery collection.

You can see it in the china cabinet. 

She had recently bought a sectional sofa and was in love with it but...she didn't like the way it looked because it had a very large seat. The part you sit on was extra wide...if that makes sense. When I got there part of it was in the front hall and the other part was sort of blocking the doorway into the dining room. 

We rearranged it back into a sectional and balanced out the rest of the room with a beautiful MCM chest and a large Jackson Pollack print. She loves the room now! 

I should say that her walls are not quite as bright orange as they look in the photos. Orange isn't one of my favorite colors for walls but they actually look kind of pretty in her house. It was already on the walls when she moved in.

I have always loved decorating and if I was younger I would go back to school to be an interior designer.

She and I don't always see eye to eye so the wonderful afternoon we spent together was very special. 

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Before we started decorating she made us a lovely salad with arugula, delicata squash, and a home made miso dressing. 

Then we went to a sweet little antique/thrift store and a Salvation Army store that are just around the corner from her house. 

I found a vintage dresser! I have been looking for a dresser as mine only has 3 drawers and I need more space. I think we had a chest/trunk like this when I was young. Both of my parents are gone now so I have no one to ask. I did show my sister who said it looked vaguely familiar but she didn't really remember. 

It is a very heavy bureau and my husband and I had to wrestle it up the stairs! It is very well made and in near perfect condition.

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We had our annual Fall Festival on Saturday at the school where I work. 

I volunteered for a little over an hour before I went to my daughter's house. 

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I very quickly pulled over and took a picture of the sunrise coming up over the Atlantic on my way to work on Tuesday morning. 

So beautiful. 

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I got into my car after work the other day and noticed something shiny sticking out of my seat. 

It was Hannah's ring! She bought it while we were at a charity shop on Saturday! It must have fallen off while she was in my car. If it had slipped just a little bit more it would have been lost forever under my seat. I'm so glad I found it for her.

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Hitchcock

 

I spent Saturday with my oldest daughter.

We stopped into a Salvation Army charity shop and I picked up this beautiful old bureau.

I love the bureau but I am mostly thankful for the time I got to spend with Hannah.

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 I am sending you

John 20:21

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