Tag Archives: Friendship

“To Touch the Heart” —

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Touch2Touch

(Note: It’s probably best to look at this post AFTER you’ve eaten a meal!!!!) It’s been said for ages that the way to a man’s heart— or a woman’s, for that matter —  is through the stomach. In that spirit, … Continue reading →

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“She Cleans Up Nicely”

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Touch2Touch

Hop aboard today’s train of thought! It began when I was looking in the mirror, blow-drying my hair with my usual let’s-get-this-over-with attitude because I was in a hurry. We were leaving for the supermarket, and I was rushing because … Continue reading →

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Boundless Joy!

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Will you hop aboard my train of thought with me? It’s heading toward a place of harmony and — you guessed it — joy! The starting point was a dull morning with not much needing to be done. So I … Continue reading →

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Jen Earns an A — in Artichokes!

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Jen, of the delightful Random Acts of Writing, blogs close enough to where I live to visit once in a while. After a recent post about artichokes, she commented that she’d tried not long ago to cook and eat an … Continue reading →

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Getting By — With a Little Help from My Friends!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Touch2Touch

A little part of me says, Nah, don’t post this, they’ll think you’re weird. But a bigger part of me says, Hey, go for it! Bet a lot of people will feel the same — And anyway, what’s so bad … Continue reading →

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Bloggers, in Three Dimensions

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Most blogging encounters occur out in cyberspace. The meetings of the minds — and  photographs and texts —  take place in the two dimensions of Flatland. But every once in a while, kind of like a pop-up,  an actual meeting … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Old Shoes

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Touch2Touch

Vincent van Gogh obsessed about shoes, old shoes, work shoes, peasant shoes, worn and cracked. Some of his finest paintings are these heavily textured ones composed of darks and dulls, so different from the brilliant colors of better known paintings, … Continue reading →

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Lonely Angel

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Touch2Touch

… we are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other. Lucian de Crescenzo But getting to “embrace” in our times isn’t easy. Watch Free Hugs again: what does it take to begin … Continue reading →

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Things Take Time: FRIENDSHIP

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Touch2Touch

“Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can’t have too many friends because then you’re just not really friends.” —- Truman Capote Imagine what author Truman Capote would have had to say about Facebook! … Continue reading →

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Taking Time

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Touch2Touch

Still – in a way – nobody sees  a flower really – it is so small – we haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. Georgia O’Keeffe Even the United States government … Continue reading →

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