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Mar 2024
29m 50s

Early Spring in the Village

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Our stories today revel in the feeling of freshness that comes with Spring. We’ll start with a plan to reset for the equinox with a drive to see the sun come up in Begin Again. Then we’ll pack away the mittens and snow boots and reclaim a calm and orderly space with some spring cleaning in First This, Then That. Finally, we’ll daydream about journeys and rain storms and the quiet magic of the natural world in Touchstone.

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