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CACHINNATION
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YEN
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About November
About You! November is one of those months that I both love and dread. I love that November (in the US anyway) means Thanksgiving, the beginning of holiday celebrations, a time that reminds us to be grateful. I dread that the days are short and often gray, that the trees are bare and that November…
April ’13 1st Book Winner!
Congratulations to Michelle Ule the winner of Ann H. Gabhart’s wonderful novel SCENT OF LILACS!! Michelle, please email your address to me at sue@sueharrison.com and I’ll mail your book to you ASAP! Blessings! Sue
That’s a sky with personality! Beautiful shot, Sue.
Thank you, Carol!. My husband is the photographer. I loved his photos so much that I asked if he would mind me using them for Monday No-Words-Just-Tranquility blog posts. (He said, “Sure, go ahead.”)