Fall’s Fireworks

Trees and autumn are almost synonymous in my part of the country, for with the loss of summer flowers, midwestern trees fill the land with year-end color. The brilliant foliage keeps our landscape exciting and even, at certain bends in the road, magnificent. The Trouble with Trees My mom always felt trees made property more…

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The Proverbs Kaleidoscope

The word kaleidoscope means “beautiful shapes to look at and examine.” I think my favorite feature of kaleidoscopes, though, regardless of their beauty or collectibility, is there eclectic potential. Probably because, quite honestly, I’m an eclectic person. I dress as though I have tumbled out of the color wheel; I decorate my home in mixes…

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