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It's All Temporary

It's all of 9 degrees in Small Town this morning, and the headline in Small Town Newspaper reads "Jobless Rate On the Rise." sigh.

With those things in mind, I present you with this.

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dive said…
That's yet another wonderful, inspirational and beautifully written piece, Robyn.
Your editorials have a way of making me sit back and smile and say "Well, that's alright then."
A rare gift.
7:45 AM
dive said…
Oh, and by the way …
Roll on spring!
7:45 AM
Sassy Sundry said…
I like your piece better than the headline story.
8:47 AM
Cheltenhamdailyphoto said…
Wonderful Robyn! I felt every word. It made me sad too but smiling all the while as I conjured up this image of a stomping, crazy-mad tiny girl finally able to return, indignant at the elements, to her home! hehe.......ahhhhh.

I wish our newspapers would let us write pieces like this. It's all news, news and boring news.
12:10 PM
savannah said…
another great piece, sugar! i remember the seasons in ohio - you almost made me miss them! ;) xoxox
1:54 PM
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