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Jul 3, 2022Liked by 3musesmerge

My Spirit longs to get my daughter up to Northern Michigan to see the Northern lights. When we are up there the lights are not. When we are down here in Louisiana the lights are in their full glory. I have only see them once or twice in my 68 yrs but when I did they were beautiful. Maybe I need to save up and take her to Finland. I believe we would have a real good chance to see them over there.

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I’ve never seen the Northern lights in person — only photos.

In Michigan, what is the best time to see the NL? Summer? July?

Would you like to go to Finland?

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Jul 4, 2022Liked by 3musesmerge

I'm not sure when the best time to see the Norhern lights are. It all depends on the weather conditions such as solar flares etc. Not seasonal weather. I would love to go to any of the Scandinavian countries. My dad's family came from Norway and England. My mom's family were Scotch-Irish and German. We were were in Germany went with my dsughter's scout troop to Switzerland. We walked up to scout lodge calked The Chalet. We had to make sure the girls didn't make ANY noise while we walked up through the Alps. You could see the huge drifts of snow hanging waiting to cause an avalanche. Very scary.

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A quote from Frost just appeared in my inbox:

Freedom lies in bring bold.

Your stories tell me you live a bold life Margaret! 💪

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Jul 3, 2022Liked by 3musesmerge

Gail please excuse my absence. I've been away on safari in Kenya and we are deep into moving house. That's left little to no time for email. It's good to catch up a bit here with you. I think a paddle board is a great idea!

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Hi Kathy! Always a delight to receive a comment/connection from you.

I love hearing that you have been able to return to Africa, following your “Holy Hunger”. 💜♥️💚

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“The soaring bird’s wings of imagination are held by the wind as the ocean draws infinity from limitation.“ ~Typist

This caught my attention! But not nearly as much as this!

https://3musesmerge.substack.com/p/holy-hunger

The above link was the #1 result when I typed the quote from above into Google, but without quotation marks…

And then again, just to make sure, I added these two punctuation marks. (“ “). The result was identical. One source and one source only. Yes! You guessed it, this blog, Typist’s blog, our blog,

3 Muses Merge and Typist’s “Love Letters!”

Wahoo! Yippee-Ki-Yay!

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Yippee%20ki-yay

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Yippee-Ki-Yay indeed! How cool is that?

The muses and I spend time most mornings sipping and simmering with a wide variety of readings. We jot notes and phrases and then have a blessed opportunity to re-make them into something new using our voice. It’s lots of fun! Thank you for your appreciation.

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Jul 3, 2022Liked by 3musesmerge

MUG: “SHHHHHHH! I’m busy doing Sunday!” 😁

Hmmm, what does my spirit long for? Can I long for something I already have? I have my best friend, my most wonderful traveling companion, my joy in laughter and silence, my comfort in sadness and loss, my wisecracking couch-mate as we watch TV shows and movies. Can I be hungry when I'm already sated?

[Also, why does "For what does my spirit long?" read better grammatically and read worse in a, "wait, dude, what are you saying?" kind of way?]

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On my plexiglass dry erase board I’ve written “Quenched and Thirsty”… I like the feeling of both.

Now… if I never get that paddleboard, I’ll still find lots of joy in my kayak. Yet, part of me longs for the challenge of learning a new skill. 🤷‍♀️

Grammar? What’s that? 😂

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