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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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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When May came, it did not come "empty handed", but instead bearing gifts.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 12:12 am
By: Michele Rhem
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It has become a tradition for me to complain about the time change, every year. Several days have passed and I am just now feeling a bit acclimated to the "changing of the clocks".
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2019 @ 10:50 am
By: Michele Rhem
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A cold wind blew and now suddenly, it is winter.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2019 @ 10:09 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I spent this weekend at the rabbit patch, in Farm Life, amongst the old trees, the young woods and the abandoned little pasture. It has been a long while since I was here on a weekend.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2018 @ 3:50 am
By: Michele Rhem
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How good it is to say, that I have attended the "early service" for the past two days.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 9:12 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The early service on Sunday, was lovely. A light fog hung over the territory, like a fine linen.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 8:13 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Every month comes bearing their own unique gifts to the season. I thought of that, this morning, at the "early service", for I found myself having a sense of dread, to open the back door.
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 12:38 am
By: Michele Rhem
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There is a rabbit family that lives in the "Quiet Garden". This morning three of the bunnies attended the "early service".
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 11:20 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The grass is greener at the "rabbit patch" these days. Part of it may be due to the drenching rains in May.
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 12:11 am
By: Michele Rhem
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It is said that "time flies when you are having fun." I think it does. I also think, it flies, when you're busy.
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2018 @ 12:05 am
By: Michele Rhem
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On this Sunday, I woke to the delightful sound of a steady, gently falling rain. I had slept soundly, after a busy Saturday.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 1:06 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The birds sang at the "early service" this morning-not just the steadfast mocking bird, but all of them, that call the rabbit patch, "home".
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 2:46 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The wind gusts yesterday were over fifty and they blew all day long. The river, in the small town, where I work has been blown off its' course. No longer is what lies beneath it, a secret.
Published: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 @ 9:34 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The spirea has tiny little blossoms, at the rabbit patch. A few of the azaleas do too. The roses are still blooming-and why not?
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 @ 4:08 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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It is early Saturday morning at the rabbit patch. Coffee is brewing and I have made a small fire in the little fireplace by the morning table.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 @ 12:45 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Sunday is another time I love-especially the morning, when "Sunday Dinner" is cooking. I did not plan to write in the diary this morning, but when I had put the ham in the oven and stringbeans on the stove, all sorts of thoughts came to me.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 11:12 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Slowly, but surely the prelude to autumn glory is making its' presence known. Even the ragweed is pretty enough to write about.
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2017 @ 10:35 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Monday morning dawned fair in Wilmington. I sat on the porch of my son, Tres' cottage, near downtown in the first hours of light, in the company of his kittens, "Hank" and "Jolene".
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2017 @ 8:42 am
By: Michele Rhem
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It seems a lot longer than four days, since I watched Lyla play by the pink ocean water in the shine of a silver moon.
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 10:25 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I was up especially early, today-but I still missed "the morning service". I did not say my prayers, til two am, just a few hours, before I roused. The sweet little housekeeping work on Monday, turned out to be grueling.
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 @ 4:56 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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July is not meandering-in fact, it is going along at "break neck" speed. When I was younger, July did not pass "in a twinkling", as it does now.
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2017 @ 12:29 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Today is far from ordinary, at the rabbit patch. On this day, three decades ago, I became a mother. My oldest son, Brant was born on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, while the mimosa trees were blooming.
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 6:29 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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In May, the fields of sage turned white-and fireflies flashed their little light.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 1:55 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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It is hard to believe that we are in the twilight of April. April with its' "showers that bring us May flowers" also brought us ample sunshine , enough to make the wild violets bloom.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 2:12 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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May is known as "the sweetest month" and so far, there is no denying that. This is the longest spring, that I remember in a long while.
Published: Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 @ 11:28 am
By: Michele Rhem
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It is Sunday morning. Birds are singing their morning songs. Farm Life is quiet and peaceful as it always is on a Sunday.
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2017 @ 8:37 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I always say when I am on any sort of break, that for now. . . I am a writer! I announce it on Fridays when I come in the back door of the rabbit patch and Christian laughs every time.
Published: Thursday, April 20th, 2017 @ 11:56 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I do love week end mornings at the rabbit patch. Though sometimes, I will sleep a few minutes later, often, I don't.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 @ 3:27 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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It looks like somebody lives at the rabbit patch today. Kyle and I worked yesterday, the better part of the day, restoring order to the territory.
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2017 @ 12:31 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I have been watching the snow fall since rising. It is all but stopped now.
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2017 @ 10:12 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Lately, the days have been mild and more like April than January. The snow and ice, a few weeks ago have been about the only reason to have a "winter coat" so far.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2017 @ 7:43 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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I returned to the rabbit patch from Elizabeth City and found things in good order.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 12:32 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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