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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- May 14
- 2 min
Modern Day Master
The need to convey the power of art returned to me a few days ago when I returned to what had been my home away from home for twenty...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Apr 2
- 1 min
Bunny hop...
Went to the vault for this signed original to wish you a glorious Easter weekend... Would appreciate any thoughts you might have about...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Mar 28
- 3 min
TGIF
The moment my foot hit the flagstone path leading from my front door, I felt a vibration; with each step, a pulsing sensation coming from...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Tomato anyone?
Simple pleasure. A pleasure I wouldn’t have had if there had been no pandemic. I wouldn’t have taken the time. Heirloom tomato seeds...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Feb 20
- 2 min
The mighty Kumquat
Harvest time. Not fruits of my bygone Camelot, Lush wine grapes Juicy oranges. Instead, the modest kumquat Is sought From my hillside...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Feb 4
- 7 min
Near Misses
Ordinarily the twilight hour is precious to me. Not too long ago, however, the magic time between sunset and dusk presented as nerve...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Jan 21
- 4 min
#1m, #46
At the exact moment Joseph R. Biden Jr. was pronounced president of the United States, an ample and jolly forty-something health care...
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Marilyn Gardner Woods
- Dec 19, 2020
- 5 min
Be a child...
In the recently imposed stay-in-house restriction my region of California is under, I stumbled onto a work of art of mine from a long...
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