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Friday, October 15, 2010

Something's coming!

Posted by Johanna at 8:17 AM
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The JR said...

Neat picture.

Have a great weekend!

October 15, 2010 at 10:24 AM

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  • Life begins when you plant a garden. -- Chinese proverb
  • The great omission in American life is solitude...that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit. --Marya Mannes
  • If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs. -- Russian proverb
  • When the superficial wearies me, it wearies me so much that I need an abyss in order to rest. --Antonio Porchia
  • Cocks may crow, but it's the hen that lays the eggs. -- Attr. Margaret Thatcher
  • I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. -- Henry David Thoreau

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