Poetry: An Apology by Julia Ward Howe
For a Warm Word Spoken

I spake, perhaps, too sharp a word
For one bred up in modesty,
But base injustice, trivial scorn
On honor heaped, had angered me.
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Song In My Head: I Don’t Know Why by Shawn Colvin

En Plein Air: Robert Clunie’s The White Church at Talpa

Self-Care: Petal Power: Why Is Gardening So Good For Our Mental Health?

Recipe: Slow Cooker Homemade Baked Beans

My Favorite Places: Flume Gorge, Lincoln, NH

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS & WEBSITES
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255, suicidepreventionlifeline.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233, thehotline.org/help

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453, childhelp.org

The Trevor Project LGBTQ Crisis Hotline: 866-488-7386, thetrevorproject.org

GLBT National Health Center: 888-843-4564, https://www.glbthotline.org/

GLBT National Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743, https://www.glbthotline.org/talkline.html

Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255, veteranscrisisline.net

Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860, translifeline.org

State Labor Offices: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/contacts

State & Local Health Departments: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/Phone-Numbers_State-and-Local-Health-Departments.pdf

Child Welfare Information Gateway: https://www.childwelfare.gov/contact/