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May 6, 2023Liked by Elizabeth Black

I felt that way just yesterday "the fleeting nature of the moments we experience with the people around us. It made me think how many times I’ve been in a moment, looking around me and not wanting it to end because it’s so special and unique and I know I may never experience it the same way again, if at all. In times like those, I want to grab those feelings out of thin air and store them in a bottle for safe keeping so I can revisit them when I want or need to. I’m always worried I’ll forget them."

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May 6, 2023Liked by Elizabeth Black

Such an insightful and well-done appreciation of seasonal change (and an excellent summary of the Woolf novel)! My own favorite transition is that from summer to autumn -- and then to the deep autumn of late November and early December.

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Thank you, Bob! I love that transition period, too. It feels so comforting and I always look forward to it at the end of summer.

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May 3, 2023Liked by Elizabeth Black

This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes by Jedidiah Jenkins - "I think I've worked my nostalgia muscle so hard that it begins to work almost immediately. I can be in a lovely moment, and feel the warmth already coloring it, and I can long for the thing before it's even left my hands. I love that. I am both with it, and grateful to it, and feelings its place in my story, all at once."

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That is SUCH a good quote; I love Jedidiah Jenkins' writing so much!

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