tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35881618003196147452024-03-04T20:51:32.197-08:00starryriver tales from my brief walkabout under the Milky WayCandyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-21897561221459724562023-02-04T13:29:00.004-08:002023-02-04T13:29:41.013-08:00Don't You Love It!? More & More & More Stars Being Added to the Universe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRFgQwQlALunLIuCZq4jT_gTlViYVRa1Q7nRxnB8DZbg1OBRPMuCBESZ_Gcl3qdvjHLuWZTOJDXy096tlRUD_MioLfRaBwZeL6U4tjaSQPJ9ydgqUC0HfHnTJGMkGhxiK9iRjYMZ3A5ecoKLPfaeMv7LsBe4ZMMg5ZWwTYq2dKr3KXFPg-kmSzAdTo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1862" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRFgQwQlALunLIuCZq4jT_gTlViYVRa1Q7nRxnB8DZbg1OBRPMuCBESZ_Gcl3qdvjHLuWZTOJDXy096tlRUD_MioLfRaBwZeL6U4tjaSQPJ9ydgqUC0HfHnTJGMkGhxiK9iRjYMZ3A5ecoKLPfaeMv7LsBe4ZMMg5ZWwTYq2dKr3KXFPg-kmSzAdTo" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/science/air-and-space/nasa" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: background 0s ease 0s, all 0.25s ease 0s, all 0s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">NASA's Hubble Space Telescope</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">has snapped a stunning image of the Tarantula Nebula, shedding new light on the brightest region of starbirth in our galactic neighborhood. </span></span></p><p class="speakable" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Also known as 30 Doradus, the nebula is a large star-forming region of ionized hydrogen gas that lies 161,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Its turbulent clouds of gas and dust appear to swirl among the region's newly formed stars.</span></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Miracles happen every day in every life...miracles as significant as a star being created. Sometimes, however, we fail to recognize the event as miraculous. For over 1 1/2 years now, Dave and I have witnessed countless miracles in our lives as we are fighting to live together as long as possible. People pop out of the woodwork wanting to pray for us...a teller on the phone, a checker at TJ's, every neighbor on the block, a radiation assistant, a carpet cleaner, a roofing guy, a cardiologist, our home care nurse and her prayer group in India...the list goes on.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have never felt so loved, so supported or cared for. We are basking in God's love and provision for us. Even when things happen that I thought were wrong or untimely, turn out to be for the best and at the right time! </span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My vision of the future is so very limited. God's is endless. So I pick his vision for us, want what he wants for us. Today is a good day, a very good day.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Amen.</span></p>Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-77438833367783636542020-07-11T15:45:00.002-07:002020-07-11T15:48:43.369-07:00My Next Project: I am not afraid<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As Joan of Arc<span style="background-color: white;"> was leaving Vaucouleurs to begin her mission to save France she was asked by a women: "How can you make such a journey when on all sides are soldiers?" to which Joan responded: </span></span></div>
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Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-50263380882840572402020-07-03T22:40:00.000-07:002020-07-03T22:41:58.009-07:00America, America God Shed His Grace On Thee<div style="text-align: center;">
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The best song ever sung for our country by the great Ray Charles...please listen and be inspired</div>
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Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-39698941270913522032020-04-25T09:05:00.000-07:002020-04-25T09:05:19.082-07:00Counted in the Stars<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;">"look up at the sky and count the stars - if indeed you can count them...So shall your offspring be."</span></span></span><br />
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Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-53264413715817185232019-04-30T08:19:00.002-07:002019-08-04T10:43:13.939-07:00Glorious Easter<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">We were invited to our friends, Jodie and Jeff, for Easter. I wanted to make her an Easter basket because it is just so much fun to gather spring flowers together in one spot...here is how it turned out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I started with the variegated plant on the left and thought the nasturtium was the perfect contrast. Cell packs of cosmos and coleus filled in well.</span></div>
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Life is so precious. So unpredictable.</div>
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Saturday we joyfully packed boxes for our troops.</div>
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Tuesday we delivered the boxes to be mailed.</div>
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Today we learn from Azi's son, (name withheld), that one of the Special Forces Green Berets that we sent boxes to was killed in the IED explosion over the weekend. Three were killed, four more wounded.</div>
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We were sending boxes to Sergeant First Class Eric Emond, 39, in the Army for 21 years. He was our contact for one of the Special Forces units in Afghanistan. He was to receive 20 boxes from us to distribute amongst his team. Afshin confirmed the boxes will go to the team Chaplain and still be distributed. </div>
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AFC Emond was married and has three little girls under the age of 6.</div>
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If we are able to find an address to send cards or something for the children, I will share it with PMF.</div>
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Our hearts ache. I have included a link to a story on these 3 brave men from the Military Times.</div>
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Please take the time to read and remember these men. They are all heroes to us. We graciously thank those who gave all...pray for their families.</div>
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Capt. Andrew Ross, from left, and Sgt. 1st Class Eric Emond, both Green Berets with 3rd Special Forces Group, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, were killed Nov. 27, 2018, when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Andar, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (DoD)</h4>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The more water they get, the more they grow, but even with very little water, they do extremely well in our hot summer weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">What does that mean? I don’t feel crucified. I feel like that never happened. I forget that. But Jesus never forgets he was crucified because he bears the scars on his body. All he has to do is look down at this hands and feet and ribs. He never forgets his sacrifice on the cross. Which means he never forgets us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have been crucified with Christ...It must mean that on the same day that Christ died to the world, I also died to the world. The day he was crucified is the day I was crucified. I died with my sins on the cross when he took the punishment for my sins and buried them with him. If this were not true, would he not have to be crucified again and again every time a lost person became a saved person so that each person could be crucified with Christ? No, he died once for all that all might live in him. Crucified once for all.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I was nailed to the cross with him. My sins were nailed to the cross in him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My physical life is not my life. My spiritual life is my real life, my born again life is the only life that matters. ( “The only thing that counts is a new creation.”)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We owe so much to the brave men and women who have served brothers and sisters in love..so that we may enjoy freedom and continue the call to serve. Happy Independence Day!</span></div>
Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-29477424309769132002017-06-04T08:26:00.002-07:002017-06-04T08:26:47.367-07:00Cards, Letters & Care Packages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">First order of the day for us was to write some messages to the troops to put into the care packages. Cards, colored pencils, stickers, sharpies and practice paper all ready for action. I was so impressed with their sincerity, desire to share meaningful messages and their very creative artwork.Alyssa drew a picture of downtown Pleasanton and our famous arch with an American Flag flying away. Impressive! Reed added his own red, white and blue artwork to his written message.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Cards finished, we headed downtown to the Veterans Memorial Building. Reed and I got to walk right across the park and into the HumVees. A young Army officer asked Reed if he was interested in the military. Reed smiled and answered, "Yes, I am." Who knew??? He climbed into and out of the HV. They chatted and Reed learned that only 20% of recruits are engaged in combat and that the military employs people to do every job inside that exists outside the military…photographers, cooks, journalists accountants and so on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">But first, family members of deployed were asked to give an update on their sons/daughters. As if on cue, one father explained that the thing his son loved most about the boxes was the cards and letters that people wrote to him. WOW! We did that! Reed and Alyssa were beaming. After we walked the rows, filling our boxes, Reed addressed our envelopes with the name of the soldier who would open our box. Personal and heartfelt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The surprising news is that we ran out of supplies before we filled all the boxes! Never happened before. So we have a big job to refill all of our supplies before the next Pack Out in November. Alyssa wants to be there with her own cards to add to the boxes. Reed and I finished the morning with a medium vanilla cone from MeadowLark Dairy while he told me all about his upcoming summer vacation to Boston where no doubt he will add to his appreciation of the military impact on our nation. According to Reed,</span></div>
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Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-89863074655342220772017-02-16T08:46:00.000-08:002017-02-16T08:53:59.844-08:00Love in a Box<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Right in my own town, Pleasanton Military Families (PMF) is making a difference every day in the lives of very important people-our men and women in service as well as in the lives of their families here at home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The next PMF Pack Out to our deployed military is coming up in March. A flurry of emails has been coming my way regarding preparation for the event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I wanted to pass on one of these emails: the thank you letter </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">that arrived in my "IN" box today...</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">from a chaplain stationed in Afghanistan. He has been sharing the contents of PMF care packages that come his way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.</span></div>
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Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-61607613331750894962017-01-22T19:31:00.002-08:002017-02-16T08:59:52.453-08:00Running Away From HomeI was about 4 years old. My mother was waxing the kitchen floor when I wanted to pass over..."NO..you can't walk here now," she shouted. It's still wet. You'll ruin the shine."<br />
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Well you'll need some clothes...pajamas. Undies. Let me help you pack.<br />
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Yes, I guess I'll need undies.<br />
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Our starry-river resonates. </div>
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<br />Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-17385644766106391182016-09-06T14:29:00.006-07:002016-09-06T17:11:46.723-07:00For John: Shadows of Sycamore<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">My friend John C. Nelson loves Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore…the trails, the sudden chance to get a peak at beautiful wild life, the stately trees, the feeling of peace it always imparts. I visited the other day and took a few photos of my favorite part of the park…the shadow play.</span><br />
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Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-92166946718144965132016-07-20T13:33:00.001-07:002016-08-27T13:33:19.885-07:00Oh Canada! And Our Little House on The Prairie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">We just got back from our 16 day jaunt to Canada, and except for a very bumpy flight home, we had a simply spectacular trip. We stayed in a tiny town called Twin Butte in Alberta--which gave us easy access to Waterton Lakes Park but still gave us the sense of privacy and open land we have been yearning for in a vacation home. Flew into Calgary and headed west...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I am standing on the back lawn of the Prince of Wales Hotel looking down on the townsite…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Met a wonderful couple from Ontario at the end of the hike. Franco told us of his work restoring the forests that had been destroyed by acid rain in eastern Canada…the key was adding lime back into the soil. The forests have totally regenerated!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">12 days into our trip, we discovered beautiful and hidden Kananaskis Country on our drive from Waterton Lakes to Canmore…and chose to do a day hike there to Lillian Lake. K country was decimated by a flood in 2013. The flood waters completely destroyed a gorgeous golf course and took out 13 bridges found on this hike. Most have been rebuilt. We crossed 10 bridges on our short 7 mile hike. This hike gave us some very steep switchbacks and a very good work out!</span><br />
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Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-60368501422548903782016-05-13T08:42:00.003-07:002016-05-13T09:20:23.899-07:00Distant Melodies<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Our friend Michael came over yesterday. Showed him my baby rose. He thinks it is a throw back to the parents of this hybrid. Hmmmm. Yes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">So I went on the hunt to discover the parentage & grandparentage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I look like my Grandma Verna so why can't a rose look like its grandparents???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Below Distant Drums…in the category of "unusual color roses" and in my mind stunning.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #e6e6e6; color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">From Weeks Roses Website: Wow…certainly THE MOST unusually colored rose from the late Dr. Griffith Buck…and it’s fragrant, too. Very hardy, this rose survives winter under Iowa test conditions…so you can count on it to be present every spring with a show of flowers. Vigorous and beautifully balanced with lots of clusters…more like a Floribunda.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Next, Singing in the Rain, (below, but both parents look too bronzy and orange to make a white-yellow rose like White Licorice don't they?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Yeoman below …now we are getting into the lighter shades..I love these types of petals,frayed and laying on top of each other. The color is more like my tiny rose, but the petals bear no resemblance. I do see White Licorice in this for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Again, my White Licorice for comparison</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Finally, the September Song Rose..oh look at those nice pointy petals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Absolutely fun and fascinating study. </span><br />
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Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-13607755681279299742016-05-12T11:51:00.003-07:002016-05-13T08:26:48.969-07:00Tiny Surprise!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">My "White Licorice" rose has put out a tiny tiny version of itself. I have never seen anything like this…a teeny tiny rose right next to regular sized roses. I guess it is some kind of hybrid thing it decided to do all on its own. What do you think?</span></div>
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Here is the size comparison...</div>
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The petals are different on the teeny one...</div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Here is some info on the rose I found on line..the fragrance of this rose is intoxicating…just had to have it once I stuck my nose in it…maybe my tiny rose is a child of the parent plant Distant Drum or Singing in the Rain…better look those up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">white missives</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">of spring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">tickling latent emotions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">stored up since winter's frost.</span><br />
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<br />Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588161800319614745.post-77164036859191591692016-03-19T12:06:00.001-07:002016-03-19T12:12:37.649-07:00How Does My Garden Grow?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Location: first hole on the executive course. Nine iron, 94 yards, pin tucked behind the bunkers on the left. Hit it to the back of the green, trickled down the ridge, disappeared. Lost it. No one there to see it but the grounds keeper who gave me a single finger as he drove by in his tractor. I thought he was saying 'HI". but he meant "one shot".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Well you know it all evens out somehow and I know God has been looking after my heart, body and soul for a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Good night. Sweet goodnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Email congrats from my PT crew:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: small; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;">Candyce, </span><br style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" /><span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: small; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;">That is great news!!!!! Oh my gosh what a great way to comeback after all that you've been through. It makes me so happy to hear about this and the positive experience you had coming into hand therapy. These are the moments that make me want to become a hand therapist. It was so nice working with you and walking with you through this process. </span><br style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" /><span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: small; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;">I will let Kerri know about this today. Thank you for sharing and congratulations on getting your first hole in one! I bet it was an amazing feeling!</span><br style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" /><span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: small; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;">Alyssa </span></span>Candyce Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022861208441014194noreply@blogger.com0