Dying for Beauty

We all know women who won’t leave the house without make-up BUT what if the house was on fire?

This is a true story–funny, incredulous to many. To me, the beginning of my caregiving years.

©Pat Coakley 2009

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Breakfast for Butterflies

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It was early morning.

This butterfly was having breakfast about two feet away from me as I was eating my breakfast.

Trust me.

The butterfly looks better in the early morning than I do.

©Pat Coakley 2009

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No, it’s not Montana

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No, this is not Montana.  This is where I live.  A commuter town to Boston.  An old mill town.  People want to live here for its access to Boston, to malls, to a major interstate.

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