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Roads and Paths

Posted on May 9, 2017 by poemsandponderings

Inspired by a recent post from Minnesota Prairie Roots@www.wordpress.com by Audrey Kletscher Helbling, author and photographer extraordinaire on traveling the interstate highway systems.  Thanks Audrey for the motivation! Give her blog a visit you’ll enjoy her down home American Midwestern … Continue reading →

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A Day At The Shore

Posted on June 9, 2016 by poemsandponderings

        The following photographs are of Perkins Cove, Ogunquit Me. one of the most picturesque of shoreline locations. I will personally attest to the quality of the food, the fishing and the quaint ambiance oh, and the … Continue reading →

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My Happy Place

Posted on May 27, 2014 by poemsandponderings

     Something new.. Ponder if you will the message here inside, for there is always somewhere, that we can go to hide.     Enjoy your week, Jake. My Happy Place I have nowhere to go but, I’m going … Continue reading →

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A Traveler’s Warning

Posted on September 29, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     Don’t ask me where this one came from, I have no idea what-so-ever. But I can picture this on a sign just inside the door of an inn, English or Irish, come immediately to mind, though early America probably had it’s share of these types of … Continue reading →

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I’m Back

Posted on September 3, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     I just got back from a couple of days away to the great state of Maine, so I’m really not prepared to post my usual blather, so here is just a thought from Reflections, page fourteen…I hope you weekend has gone well, and … Continue reading →

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Come On In

Posted on August 26, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     It would seem that the Reverend Jake, has a serious side, of which I was not fully aware. This came in a message this week, as a suggestion for my Sunday offering to you.. So on behalf of the Right Reverend, (and with thanks … Continue reading →

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A Candle In The Church (A Message from Reverend Jake)

Posted on July 29, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     My good friend Aina (no link available at this time) asked me to pass on her regards to Reverend Jake. I told her that the Right Reverend was on a “mission” to Alaska, courtesy of the generosity, of his congregation. Yes, he sailed out of … Continue reading →

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Maturity And Me

Posted on July 9, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     I’m a little late in posting this morning, I must still be in vacation mode. So I think I’ll just dip into the “Song Lyrics” category and give you a little taste of music to start your week off right..All … Continue reading →

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Recollection #1

Posted on July 5, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     I’m still on vacation…. RECOLLECTION #1 I remember the cold, of Norfolk, when the changing, of the tides, funneled the wind, off the Chesapeake, with a carrier, on both sides. A thousand plus, feet of misery, on any given … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 25, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     It was suggested to me today that recently my posts have had a dark side to them, and I was asked (with concern) if perhaps, there was an underlying reason for that..I assured my loving brother that all is … Continue reading →

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