The term ephemera has been circling my head for the past six months. I first saw it on a television show, then on a blog I read, and then in my Twitter feed. Obviously, it required my attention. Then I looked it up and realized that these posts were full of virtual ephemera.
Funny how that happens, isn’t it?
These are the things (ephemera) that I kept on my phone throughout the month of September.



































I appreciate you and I hope you know it. Thank you for taking the time to read my words (and others) each week. It is a privilege to share them with you. ❤️
Your cereal bowl is beautiful and your hammock looks so cozy at night with the blanket!
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I bought the bowl as part of a set from Costco!
We love our hammocks even more now that it’s cooler outside. ❤️
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So much wisdom here. Thanks for sharing what may not really be ephemera. Like your cereal bowl because most everything from Costco lasts much longer than we want or need it to, most often because there’s just too much of it! On the other hand, though most of this wisdom, being gleaned and shared virtually, might be ephemeral, the thoughts and images will linger in the mind heart for a quite a while.
I can say this as I’m enjoying (mostly) my first midwestern fall. I think you follow my blog put just in case here is a link to a post I wrote about it.
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Thank you for sharing your blog post! I switched from Bloglovin to Feedly, and several of the blogs I followed were lost in the move.❤️
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This entire post made me smile – a fun time out! Horses in moonlight, blankets in hammocks, Where did our loved ones go?…. And I learned a new word. Yay to happy posts
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I’m glad it made you happy as well!❤️
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Love all these personal nuggets…and now I have more books to add to my list and more quotes to add to my quote notebook!
xoxo
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Books and quotes are two of my favorite things in the world. Melanie, I can’t thank you enough for the book recommendation. It gave me so many amazing quotes! ❤️
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Well, thanks for sharing these words with us. I’m enamored with that cow mural. I’ve been noticing more and more murals over the past few years and love how they dress up a lot of drab walls.
We went to a Depeche Mode concert about 20 years ago and it was epic.
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I love wall murals as well.
I bet that was an amazing concert!
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Roger!!! And those Michael Myers lights are something else! Love the zinnias.
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Roger might have to stay up till after Halloween…
When I returned to buy the Michael Myers lights, they were all gone…boo.
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Well, my phone is filled with images of Scandinavian folk art (yesterday’s rabbit hole). And the stink bugs on the house while I was painting it. Books from the bookstore that I wanted to buy (but took a photo of so I can see if the library has them). Yesterday’s lunch. A photo booth strip on my refrigerator so I could show my cousin that I put it there. And that’s just yesterday. What did we do before phones?
Also, I love that room with all the windows and the built-in bookcases below it. It’s got a bit too much stuff in it for me, but all that light and those books? *chef’s kiss* Your comfy chair by the window has the same feel.
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Please share all of these with us. I’d pay to see what’s on everyone’s phones. Much more intriguing to me than memes and political jargon. What did we do before phones? Get lost…a lot. 😂
It has too much for me, but you’re right about the chef’s kiss. That is why I saved it on my phone. I love that you feel the same way about my chair. ❤️
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I just saw another person this morning link to that site with the room. A new one for me, but it must be making the rounds. 🙂 My phone is full of food pictures lately! But maybe I’ll do one of those posts, too.
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I love that people are drawn to that room. Must be all those books. 😂
Do it…on your own time, of course. (You’re not a lazy blogger…)
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I’ve been working on trusting the process lately. That image resonated with me. I get it. I like the photo of you writing outside with your helper. I don’t go outside with a computer often– and I don’t know why.
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Trusting the process is hard. Really, really hard. But I’ve done it recently, and let me tell you, it’s rewarding.
I don’t take my computer outside nearly enough. This summer, my parents gave us their table and chairs, so I’ve started doing it a little more.
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Love your writing buddy’s photo, I wanna draw him 😁 Hard to believe DM’s Violator Album came out 31 years ago..
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He is very photogenic. ❤️
31 years??? Whoa.
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I like the flower quote despite it being, in my case, exactly opposite. The flowers I love most are those I’ve discovered more recently.
Thanks for all the shares!!
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I agree. This summer, I discovered my love of zinnias.
Thank you for reading. 😘
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That Lao Tzu quote was on my tea bag the other day! I remember thinking of it and smiling.
Depeche Mode was one of my favourite bands, back in 1988-91. I still enjoy their music.
What does Roger like to get at Starbucks? Or does he just enjoy the journey?
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Roger simply enjoys the journey. I’m sure that might teach us mortals a thing or two…😂
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Ephemera is a good word. Fun to say out loud. You don’t see it often enough.
Is Roger the one listening to Depeche Mode? If so, he’s got great taste in music. They were the soundtrack of my college years.
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Yes! I like words like that.
Roger loves Depeche Mode. I do as well. It reminds me of my early twenties.
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I love the photos of your house, inside and out and how the time of day changes the inside of the house . . . Oh, Roger. Love the dog helping you write.
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Thank you! I love it too. ❤️
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Bitch, please. 🙂 I need those word button things like the dog!
Paw Patrol. ♥️
So many sweet and funny things here….I smiled all the way through.
CHEERIOS! 🤓
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RIGHT?? I should buy those doggie buttons and train Buddy and Biscuits.
I’m glad it made you smile. ❤️
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