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Donna Ryan's avatar

James, that was beautiful! Of course anything having to do with my adult children and two little grandsons is always a joy! However, I thought of these too, Feeding the Blue Jays shelled peanuts in my backyard, sitting in a field of bluebonnets, and staring at the night sky looking for constellations. Many more of course, but those came to mind. Thanks for helping me look at joy today!

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James L. Moore's avatar

Love those Donna! Thanks for sharing. We feed the stellar jays peanuts as well. A team of them clear us out in no time whatsoever.

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Grumpy's avatar

So happy you’re back to writing again! I’ve missed you little brother. One of many joy snacks are fall leaves blanketing the front yard and volleyball national championships 🤘🏻

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James L. Moore's avatar

Not sure if you’re being facetious about the leaves but I know how you feel about Horns volleyball!

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Grumpy's avatar

Not at all, I meant it about the leaves ….

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James L. Moore's avatar

Natural mulch.

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dongraydon's avatar

My joy snack is when my cat jumps up onto my lap for a snooze (except when her claws are long).

The George Washington weights and measures skit was so so funny and right on. I'm still laughing. And of course I loved the Nutcracker tap dancing.

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James L. Moore's avatar

Don - I can picture that…Suki knows a good lap when she sees one.

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CharleyM's avatar

Welcome back, and thanks for the snacks. And the hilarious inspiration from George. So, so good.

Among our favorite joy snacks in the fall: mushrooms. Not to harvest or ingest, just to see growing in all their colors, shapes, and sizes.

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James L. Moore's avatar

Knew I could count on the McCabes to get where I was coming from. Happy Holidays and thanks for the extremely well written update! I smile EVERY time I think of that SNL skit.

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