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When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.
Marcus Aurelius

 July 28: As we gear up for our summer ARTCHIX event, the name Séraphine comes up again and again in our mind. As we celebrate this unique 'outsider artist' of France, we contemplate the beauty in art produced for the joy of it. We'll screen the film here and nibble and discuss; basically a classic ARTCHIX evening.

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 July 27: Happy Birthday wishes are in order for our dear little Mr. Will of Austin, who turns, (gulp!) FOUR today. Growing up too fast down there! Will will celebrate with a bouncing party tonight. We really wish we could be there. We love you, Mr. Will!
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 July 24: Grandma Helen has a lovely seashell vase she got during her Florida days. It used to sit on the floor with great pride of place in her living room in Fort Myers, where she and the late Grandpa Bill enjoyed many peaceful retirement years. In the move to Texas, one of the applied ceramic fish was smashed, and has spent the past few years abjectly disfigured. We finally got around to rectifying the situation during today's visit with a little craft clay, a little punching with a pencil eraser, and a little spray paint. It's not perfect, but that little fishy stuck to the vase is looking a whole lot more respectable now.
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 July 22: We have a surprise visitor in the Rose Room! Can you GUESS who it is?
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 July 21: That Sarah! As the originator of Flaky Friends, she has been turning out odd little stitcheries for some time now. We are always tempted to proclaim, "This one takes the cake!," but then she comes out with another, more outlandish creation. Witness the custom laptop case she created for a customer; this in the form, of course, of an orangutan. Yes, that's right. Those long arms conceal clips that unite to form a carry strap. Sarah, we salute you and your kooky skillz!
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 July 19: Oh, Happy Birthday indeed to little Sabina of Way-Too-Far-Northeast-of-Dallas, who turns officially four years old today. Never has a sweeter feminine confection been sent to the Planet, and we are so grateful to have her in the family.

On another note, we were blessed with a great quantity of Morphii last night as a musical rehearsal took place chez nous. James, David, John, Mandy and Matt Morphis and some attendant spouses joined in a hearty rendition of Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing followed by an impromptu pasta dinner and sleepover for a href=Selected Shorts. Ahh, family.

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 July 18: What a joy to have our dear Taylors around the table today. Unca Keith and Aunt Marti were hosting daughter Jenny, cousin Ryan, a Coast Guard reservist living in Port Arthur, and Jenny's three beautiful children Alice, Laura and Baby Mark. We were falling all over ourselves in the joy of having them visit. Come back again, y'all!

Little Sabina of "Where?ly" is about to turn four. We can't believe it! Her very stylish momma Cat hosted a very, very pink-themed party. In fact, it was absolutely Pinkalicious! We love you, 'Bia! Happy early Birthday!

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 July 16: Oh, why did we ever look upon that first Nathalie Leté plate at Annie's house last month? Look what's HAPPENED here in Dallas. We now have our own quirky little collection of the trendy Parisian artist's signature dinner plates here at the Old Home. Actually, we are quite happy about it! Looking forward to hosting our visiting Taylor family here tomorrow for dinner. Should be fun!
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 July 14: Uh oh, Puppy. You'd better watch out. We see you are embroiled in a hot controversy surrounding the latest Fred Flare publication of your blog post, Cactus Wrangler. The comments suggest that there is building polarization among your followers. Oh, where will it ever end? Stay tuned!
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 July 14: Holed up in a hotel in Austin, we find ourselves happily reading a new book, Empire of the Summer Moon, the story of the Comanches of Texas, and their 1836 capture of 9-yr old Cynthia Ann Parker, daughter of Texas settlers. We highly recommend that you download and listen to last month's NPR interview with the author. Cynthia became an official member of the Comanches, the wife of a prominent chief, and mother of Quanah Parker, the last great Comanche chief to stand against the European settlement of Texas. She was recaptured by the Texas Rangers and tried repeatedly to return to her people, thus dispelling the popular belief that given the choice, any sane white person would choose the civilized white culture over the bloody and violent life of their savage captors. A great read, gritty, violent and shocking depiction of the conflict of cultures at the "bloody edge of civilization," but true. And a great way to spend the day while Mr. Bill does business. Get your copy here. And yes, you can get the Kindle version, Mama Alice.
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 July 12: While others sleep, we create. That's the Golden Time for us Benac Wimmin'. Annie and Nubs got together last night to create Puppy stamps, carved from that rubbery pink stuff. Turned out great! No, we don't really get that much sleep around here. Is that so wrong?
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 July 11: A quick trip to Utah for the weekend was well worth the trouble as the Parents attended a reunion of our old New Canaan, CT ward. About 65 attendees made the effort to come and it was sweet, sweet, sweet! Thanks to the Jorgensens, our hosts at the Bar J Ranch, for allowing us to spend the night with them after the festivities were over. We also loved getting a tour of their renovated pioneer home in Ephraim, where we got the cook's tour. Here are some photos from our weekend love fest.
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