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Staying in touch?
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. ~ George Bernard Shaw “Give me a call” Vintage toy telephone / Cindy La Ferle __________________ To view additional content on this blog, please visit the home page of “Things that make me happy.”
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Snail mail
“I love the rebelliousness of snail mail — and I love anything that can arrive with a postage stamp. There’s something about that person’s breath and hands on the letter.” ~Diane Lane Cindy La Ferle
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Thoughtful people
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~Marcel Proust Flowers from George / Cindy La Ferle __________________ To view additional content on this blog, please visit the home page of “Things that make me happy.”
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Quiet desperation and the digital age
“A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.” ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden Red Oaks Nature Center / Cindy La Ferle Last week I was talking to a friend who also has a love-hate relationship with her iPhone. Like me, she forgets to check it sometimes and has to be reminded to put the thing in her purse — which seems to annoy other people. Not carrying a cell phone is now considered an act of civil disobedience.We agreed that smartphones have totally changed the way we live, in positive and negative ways. Life has taken on a sense of immediacy like…
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Black Friday in perspective
“Sometimes we forget that the best things in life aren’t things.” ~Art Buchwald Cindy La Ferle
