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There are 2 gray crowned cranes living on the campus of my son's high school. Each morning as I inch along with the traffic, I watch them as the go about their business. They seem to peacefully coexist with the noise and confusion that accompanies teenagers. [caption id="attachment_1085" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="The Cranes"][/caption] One morning my son took a picture of the cranes, he sent the image to me with this message - " I can hardly wait to see your interpretation". I guess he has noticed that I do not see thing the same way others do... [caption id="attachment_1086" align="aligncenter"...

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It was a productive day... [caption id="attachment_1065" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="From the alm pillow collection"][/caption] See more @ www.almcleary.com            

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They say you know it's fall in Florida when the licenses plates being to change. Unlike our seasonal visitors from "up north" we do not have changing foliage as an indicator of fall. This year, I decided to welcome fall with a South Florida style creation. [caption id="attachment_1037" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Florida Fall Wreath"][/caption] Over the summer, I had a new AC unit installed at my home and the workmen left behind a piece of foam pipe insulation. It was begging to be used in one of my projects, but I did not know what until I read a blog post...

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[caption id="attachment_959" align="alignright" width="254" caption="She smiles"][/caption] Over the summer, my nephew, his wife and their 5 kids stopped by my home/office to rescue this workaholic for a day. Since the beach is only 2 blocks from my home - and it's one of my favorite places to work - I decided to oblige - plus I could not say no to those cute kids. While my nephew manned the grill, his wife took the kids for a swim splash. I sent a few e-mails, tweeted, updated my Facebook status, then walked down to the beach to join them. As I...

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