The dawn on Sunday, proclaimed the new day in a whisper.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 10:02 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Most of my regular readers know that I almost sold the rabbitpatch, not once, but twice in the last two years.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 6:37 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The very next day, after Miss J, accepted my offer - her real estate agent called me.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:06 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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It is early morning now and pitch dark at the rabbitpatch. I seldom let an opportunity to complain about "changing the clocks" go by.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 @ 3:48 am
By: Michele Rhem
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After a lovely weekend in Elizabeth City, some sort of plague has set in, disturbing the peace of the rabbitpatch.
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 @ 8:21 am
By: Michele Rhem
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This makes two weekends in a row that I am at the rabbitpatch!
Published: Thursday, February 13th, 2020 @ 4:28 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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It is January, but the windows are up at the rabbitpatch.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 11:10 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The new year is almost "old news" now. Parties have ceased and supper has resumed in routine to ordinary food in ordinary dishes.
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2020 @ 9:10 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The days after the gathering on Monday, have been very quiet. I woke early on Christmas morning and sat while light came to the rabbitpatch.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2020 @ 5:46 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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School is officially out . . . not just for me-but for everyone now.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 @ 12:18 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The Christmas gathering that happened yesterday is over now-and another happy memory.
Published: Wednesday, January 1st, 2020 @ 12:23 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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I did as I said I would . . . and went to bed earlier than usual on Sunday.
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2019 @ 3:52 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Let me declare, right now, that this may be one of the loveliest autumns, the south has ever seen.
Published: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 @ 2:17 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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A cold rain has been falling for days. One night, there was a slight chance of snow and you know I had my heart set on it-but nary a flake fell at the rabbitpatch.
Published: Monday, November 25th, 2019 @ 7:40 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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On Friday, just after school, my friend Sara and I headed north to see our grandchildren.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 4:33 am
By: Michele Rhem
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For now the woodlands are tinged with shades of gold and crimson ... and the sprawling fields are warm shades of russet and ginger.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 9:16 am
By: Michele Rhem
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A lot happened on Saturday at the rabbitpatch. First of all, there was not a single branch left on the territory, by the time the sun set.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 @ 5:13 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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A light rain was falling on Wednesday, in the hours before light. It did not come as a surprise, for I had heard the forecast.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 @ 9:03 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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My last entry was about the beauty of "ordinary" - simplistic greatness, to me.
Published: Saturday, October 19th, 2019 @ 12:31 am
By: Michele Rhem
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After the glory of last weekend, this week passed like a slow moving train, carrying me further and further away from one of the happiest times of my life.
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2019 @ 12:19 am
By: Michele Rhem
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This was no ordinary weekend.
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 @ 2:43 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Things have not settled down at the rabbitpatch, since Sunday.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2019 @ 7:46 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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We all got the phone call, we have been waiting for, on Sunday morning.
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019 @ 9:14 am
By: Michele Rhem
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School started back today for us. The hurricane may have littered our yards and sadly taken a few trees, but we fared good, compared to our neighbors, on the coast.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 12:11 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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A lot can happen in a short time. The last few days bears witness to that. Since, I rarely watch the news, the fact that a hurricane was coming came as quite a shock to me.
Published: Sunday, September 15th, 2019 @ 1:53 am
By: Michele Rhem
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My only plans were to get the house in perfect order.
Published: Saturday, September 7th, 2019 @ 2:18 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Now, I am back at the rabbitpatch, for suddenly . . .it is August !
Published: Friday, August 23rd, 2019 @ 5:29 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I arrived at the rabbitpatch, last night. I had been away a full week and so Christian and the boxer made quite a production over my return.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 9:18 am
By: Michele Rhem
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It finally rained -and that changed everything. After weeks of blistering heat that wilted flowers and spirits, a cool wind blew and then the rain fell.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2019 @ 9:12 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I was up early on Sunday and was out traipsing the territory at the rabbit patch, before seven am. The boxer was with me.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 @ 10:58 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I have been in Elizabeth City, a good while this summer.
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2019 @ 10:23 am
By: Michele Rhem
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It rained last night. Evening showers came and "settled the dust", revived the countryside and cooled the air.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 6:52 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The fourth of July passed here, without much fanfare. Christian had to work, and besides that, our family was gathering the next day, as that was when we could all do so.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 1:22 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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I rose early on "Fathers' Day". It was the first day, I had been at the rabbitpatch, since school had adjourned.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 @ 1:39 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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