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Shortest Day, Longest Night

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 02:25:51 +0000

“The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” – John 1:5 These past few years I’ve been heavy on the ‘longest night’ part of reflecting upon life’s unfolding during the winter solstice. So herein I am pondering more of the ‘shortest day’ side of things. I like sitting this side […]

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Neighborly Meals

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 14:43:42 +0000

A little over two weeks ago, our neighbor across the street tested positive for you-know-what. Most are renters on this block* – us in tiny houses, others in an apartment complex, one door down from both of our houses. There is much coming and going noted as there are no garages to hide the ins […]

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October’s Almost Over

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:01:53 +0000

But before it slips away, I have two things to say... #1 – October is my birth month, I hereby claim a dual birthstone – the traditional, beloved opal alongside the lowly, but highly charged coffee bean! #2 – Boo! From me to you… …and with a little help from my neighbors.

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Thanksgiving 2019

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 01:09:31 +0000

– A mini spur of the moment gratitude list – T – Terry, the love of my life. H – Home. Wherever we alight if we’re together, it’s home. A – All Creatures Great and Small, the Lord God Loves Them All. N – (Finding) Neverland – childhood is precious. K – Kindness. A little […]

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Snips, Snaps and Soggy Bottom Pie

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:30:28 +0000

Catchy title, eh? It’s been rolling around in my head as a title for a poem since 2015. The alliteration, associated visuals, meanings and rhythmic feel just lends itself to something more creative than yet another blog post. I mean, speak this out loud: snips, snaps and soggy bottom pie. Like I said, the perfect […]

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Keeping you in my heart for awhile…

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:24:54 +0000

Note: Something triggered this nostalgic moment and while more on the rough draft side, I thought I’d use it for day three of my “6 years on WP.org” posts. One of the joys of being a performing member of the Denver Mandolin Orchestra was the sense of generational genesis. The turn of the 20th to […]

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The State of Our American Backyard

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:26:48 +0000

from cnn: (comments in italics are mine) “A beloved Northern California festival (Gilroy grows great garlic and is a small town for goodness’ sake), a neighborhood Walmart in Mississippi (who doesn’t go to Walmart?), another Walmart near the US-Mexico border (Cielo Vista Retail/Mall is a major shopping area that even Las Cruceans go to…) and a popular […]

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Yes, we have no banana (boxes)

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:53:34 +0000

Just got back from an aggressive search for free packing boxes from a variety of grocery (and non-grocery) stores. Grabbed a few that were offered, but quite frankly the pickin’s are slim. It’s time to ramp up the packing from passive to serious, while still maintaining a sense of functionality around the growing stacks of […]

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April 20 (Poem snippet)

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 13:26:30 +0000

April 20 Columbine 20 years ago On a Tuesday For 20 minutes Terror Reigned In Once a Safe Place ~~~ (30 minutes away, all 3 of our brood were also at school, presumably safe; learning, or not. Never to assume that again – Laura Bruno Lilly)

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At the Y Wondering Why?

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 10:02:07 +0000

Wednesday, October 3rd I drove the 5 miles across town to the newer Aldi’s on the West side of Florence, SC. It’s a better one than the one in our neighborhood as I live one block west of the area demarcated as ‘the other side of the tracks’ on the South side of town. I’ve long […]

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