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Holiday Miscellany & Poem

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:21:10 +0000

A Pair of Snowy Owls in Chicago on the Lakefront - December 2025©LBLArctic gift of natureSlipped through the polar vortex.Come to visit those who need respite frombrutality and greed. The teapot makes me smile – a reminder of my first Christmas as a newlywed. Hubby spent hours with a carpenter friend in his shop designing […]

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Life Is In The Doing

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:14:39 +0000

I’m just doing the doing. More some days than others. A steady doing of doing that is mostly mindful, often delightful, surprisingly productive and always so very daily. Hubby and I took on several home improvement projects since buying our little rental home October 2021. Doing needful maintenance the landlord avoided doing – even when […]

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Pandemic Potpourri #1

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:55:08 +0000

“I don’t know about you guys, but I could do with getting lost in trivialities. Making small talk with strangers, while waiting for my coffee to be made, about inconsequential things. Nothing of importance that mean everything.” Andy Murray Thanks for the inspiration, Andy and welcome all to the first of my new series Pandemic […]

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Friendly Faces, Random Ramblings

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:31:42 +0000

How’s this for a cutie patootie picture – friendly faces – to greet you during the reading of my latest post? Don’t know if anyone else noticed, but the little girl in the video featured in the previous post wore some fun glasses…and don’t ya know, but they reminded me of my ‘new’ glasses. Say […]

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Buon' Natale – Merry Christmas – Feliz Navidad

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 02:06:58 +0000

The thing of it is: I remember where I was when I first heard this. I was in my bedroom, doing homework on the floor, while listening to music on the radio, circa Thanksgiving holidays 1970. Where were you? Buon’ Natale – Merry Christmas – Feliz Navidad

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longest night, Reflections during

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 02:09:58 +0000

Winter Solstice: a day with the least amount of sunshine potential; the shortest day and longest night; a time of reversals. To me, the Winter Solstice feels more like the ending of the past year with the dawning of the true ‘new year.’ An organic New Year’s Eve, so to speak. What better time to […]

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Favorite Holiday?

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:00:18 +0000

I had a teeth-cleaning appointment at the Dentist a couple of weeks ago. The hygienist is personable and always asks questions while my mouth is fully open exposing a set of teeth in ‘ready-to-be-cleaned’ position. It must be a lonely job, just hearing yourself talk with a client who mostly can’t respond. This time around […]

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Peace Post: early christmas greeting

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 03:02:31 +0000

“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’ And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us now […]

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Introducing Maddy

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:26:53 +0000

Long story short, several years ago I fell in love with a National Res Guitar at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. At the time, I didn’t follow my gut (even though hubby encouraged me to just ‘get it’) but rather my more practical side. Part of that practical side being financial, but mostly wondering […]

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A Smattering of Yuletide Thoughts

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 02:49:52 +0000

This year I opted to not send out Christmas cards, offer a winter solstice meditation blog post (see a great one here and here) or decorate our little rental in the spirit of the season. It’s not a big deal, just the way things are for me this year (and without little ones, I have […]

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