The vegetable garden provided us with corn, mint, tomatoes, lettuces, butternut squash, herbs, and everything we were able to grow in that rich prairie soil. touching that I discovered the indentations behind the string courses, indicating where one would be able to hang artwork, be it a textile, a painting, or a Japanese print. The previous owner had left an old brass hook that still fits neatly in the groove. One often frets during a love affair. Will he phone? What does she want? Does one pull petals from a daisy to find out whether she loves me or he loves me not? Often a partner or fiancé wonders if they are doing the right thing. Should one take the big step with this one, or that one? (Steve Jobs needed the input of others to decide. Many others do too.)
think that our sixth sense is “ESP,” extra- sensory perception, but there are others such as pain sensation and proprioception, knowing how to touch your nose with a finger and eyes closed, knowing the relationship of your body parts. We get to know the shape of a loved one in the same manner as when one feels one’s way walking through one’s house in darkness, sensing it,
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