every single one of us

THANK YOU, 

US District Judge Vaughn Walker

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Right By Your Side

- Eurythmics

Give me two strong arms

To protect myself

Give me so much love

That I forget myself

I need to swing from limb to limb

To relieve this mess I'm in

'Cause when depression starts to win

I need to be right by your side

No one seems to touch me

In the way you do

Nothing seems to hurt me

When I'm close to you

I'm so full of desire

When you set my head on fire

I need to be right by your side

Every single one of us needs

Love, love, love

Everybody needs to give and receive love

Every single day can drag us

Down, down, down

But there's nothing left to fear

When love gets into town

I'm so full of desire

When you set my head on fire

I need to be right by your side

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where to go

! don't need any of the stuff over at Pearl River, but I sure do enjoy window shopping there. Look at these fun finds ($17.50 each):

Dumpling Dynasty Pigtail Kit 

Beautifully illustrated organizing tin containing a high quality comb and mirror set. 

Comes with carefully chosen vintage hair accessories including hand-made, real wool pom poms. 

Dumpling Dynasty Baking Kit

Beautifully illustrated organizing tin. Each kit comes complete with a set of celebration candles, 

rolling pin, wooden spoon, three metal star cookie cutters, cupcake cases and delicious recipes

 for iced-star cookies and fancy cupcakes. 

Dumpling Dynasty Beauty Kit

Beautifully illustrated organizing tin containing chrome mirror compact, 

pair of nail clippers, tweezers, nail file and five piece make-up brush set.

Dumpling Dynasty Explorer Kit

Inside this gift-giver delight of a tin, you will find a carefully chosen vintage-style metal torch, 

magnifying glass, metal compass, string with knot-guide and notebook and pencil.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness 

simply didn't know where to go shopping. 

- Bo Derek

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something, over and over

Have you ever slept so near the sea that the shushing of the waves was the last sound you heard before you drifted to dreamland? I have, on Berneray, in a thatched cottage with stone walls 3 feet thick, the sea and sand just feet away...

View from our bedroom window, Berneray Hostel

I've been told there's no such thing as a bad view in Scotland, and in 2 summers I've never seen a view to prove that untrue. On Berneray, there seemed to be no such thing as anything less than a heart-tugging view of the sea. 

We spent one entire cold and rainy day in our bunks, piled with blankets and pillows, nestled down with books, only venturing out for cups of steaming tea, and trips to the loo. Even in the rain, we couldn't hurry past the view - the pull is too strong, and would too soon be behind us, for us to squander.

There was a bonfire and BBQ on the beach just past the hostel. The whole village attended, and all the travelers. Proceeds benefited the Berneray Historical Society.

The full moon stopped me in my tracks as I walked to the other cottage for a midnight trip to the restroom. The view caught me like a net every time I went outdoors, or past a window.

Midnight moon over Berneray

From the Isle of Berneray website: Berneray lies in the Sound of Harris in the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides) of Scotland. It is a small island (roughly 2 miles by 3), rich in wildlife and history.

Berneray is especially known for its beaches, such as the cockle bay, east beach, and the long sweep of white sand on the west coast, backed by high dunes and machair.

The approximately 125 permanent residents of Berneray stay mainly along the rockier east coast, forming an active and friendly community. The main industries are a mixture of the traditional (crofting and fishing), and the new (internet services, tourism, information and media work). The ferry which plies the Sound of Harris, connecting Berneray and the Uists to Harris and Lewis, is also a major employer of Berneray residents.

The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper;

 I cannot quite make it out.  ~Annie Dillard

Next up: Portree, Skye!

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otherwise out in the weather

I've always wanted an outdoor shower. In another lifetime at another house, we threw the garden hose over the clothesline and screamed bloody murder as we drenched ourselves with ice cold water from the spring-fed well. 


Lately I'm thinking of something more like one of these; which one is your favorite?

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"Spend as much time as possible on mountains, in small boats, or otherwise 

out in the weather. If you never get wet, cold, exhausted or scared, 

you won't properly appreciate being dry, warm, rested and safe." 

— Mike McCrea

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constant exercise of the imagination

The end of summer is fast approaching; goldenrod has been blooming by the drive for a month already, and I spotted ironweed at the edge of the woods a few days ago. 

It's almost time to plant spring-flowering bulbs, and I'm anxious to get started gardening here on Moss Hill, but (for once) I want to approach garden-making with a plan, and likely the advice of a landscape designer. Since I have neither at this time, I'll settle for pretty pictures. 

Enjoy!

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Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.  

~Mrs. C.W. Earle, Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden, 1897

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