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A Garden of Pebbles

by Lauren Gale

Rated: ASR · Book · Biographical · #1096666

Who knows what's to be found inside my head?

March 12, 2007

Life in transition. It’s a common theme for everyone, I think. In one way or another all our lives change day-to-day, month-to-month, year-to-year.

Sometimes though, the changes come fast and hard. When I got married I moved out of the home I’d lived in since I was eighteen months old. In a few weeks I’ll move out of the house I’ve lived in for the past twenty-eight years, and away from the local I’ve lived in my entire life. After thirty years of being the wife of an executive who worked sixty hours a week, and took numerous business trips out of the country each year, I will find myself the wife of a semi-retired man who works from home. After a lifetime of suburban living, where no convenience is out of walking distance, we’ll be living in the mountains, thirty minutes out of town.

Yeah, life is changing.

Can I keep up with it? That’s the question.

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Sunset in April on the lake in our Forest Lakes back yard.

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Thank you to Voxxylady

for the fantastic sig!

Thank you to carlton607

for the gift of the awardicon. If you have time, visit his port. He's a talented writer, and I'll bet you enjoy the Cash N'Advance and Gil and Dolores stories.{/b}

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Voxxylady

Sep 17, 2007 at 6:50pm
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Wow, how gorgeous! What a fabulous place you found to settle.

Voxxylady

Sep 17, 2007 at 6:41pm
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Are you still hiking out there somewhere? Even though I don't keep up well, I miss your entries.

PastVoices

Jun 21, 2007 at 12:02am
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This was fantastic. The pictures are great and brought back fond memories of a couple of family vacations. Though, my parents idea of roughing it is/was a motel with no TV or pool.

Wren

Jun 18, 2007 at 10:47pm
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Nothing like a lazy little creek bubbling along, making gentle sounds. So nice to go wading in to cool off your hot feet. Yikes! You are very adventuresome and spry. It looks wonderful but a little overwhelming. Congratulations on a fun trip, and here's to many more!

David McClain

Jun 16, 2007 at 5:24pm
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Well from the picture, that looks like about the right size for a creek around here, though it is running a lot swifter than ours do. Looks like you guys had a wonderful time and I envy you living somewhere that you can do the hiking whenever you want to....sounds heavenly.

Kenzie

Jun 14, 2007 at 10:46am
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I love mornings! When I lived near beaches, it was easy to want to watch the sun rise there. This would be another reason. What wonderful pictures.

vivacious

Jun 12, 2007 at 11:24am
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Beautiful entry. I'm jealous. You make me want my own lake front home.

Scarlett

Jun 12, 2007 at 9:04am
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I'm not a morning person at all but for that lake, the solitude, nature and ducks I'd willingly rise from my slumbers...sigh.

Gawd I need to win the Lottery and move...dream on Scarlett.

Nada

Jun 11, 2007 at 11:50pm
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I'm just two nights from my lake view, so I especially enjoyed your view this evening!

I look forward to being unpacked, and sleeping and luxuriating til...Oh 7 am? I too, love waking slowly and I hate talking for the first hour.

ZZZZZZZZZZ...I'm soooo exhausted, but the auctioneer filled two trailers and is finished here! Yeah!!!

pencilsoverpens

Jun 11, 2007 at 9:59pm
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Oh Lauren, the photos are beautiful!

And I SO want to see a flying fish!

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