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A Mid-Summer’s Memory

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Doc Arnett

The eruption of pastel trumpets on long slender tubes of green reminds me of my father’s passing, sixteen years ago. Continue reading →

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My Father’s Tools

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Doc Arnett

I have chosen not to work with some of the tools my father had; but am putting them to better use. Continue reading →

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Of Memory and Monuments

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Doc Arnett

It is not truly honoring those we have lost when we become more focused on our own grief than on those most treasured memories. Continue reading →

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