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a quick visit with my nanny

when you don't have much time

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Jim Dalling
Apr 04, 2023
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this is going to be a short post.

I don’t have much time.

I’m not sure it’s worth writing, let alone reading.

And at the same time, it’s here. I’m here. I care.

Spending some time writing is better than spending no time writing.

This creativity stuff is moving forward

Last weekend, when I went to the lake, I arrived late to work with my chainsaw.

I didn’t have much time.

It was a short work session. I had so little time, it hardly seemed worth getting the saw out.

At the same time, I showed up. Trees were cut, brush was moved.

Spending some time working in the woods is better than spending no time working in the woods.

The road building is moving forward.

After working in the woods, I barely had a moment to visit my Nanny.

I didn’t have much time.

I was late. I barely had ten minutes to see her.

As I locked the gate to the campground behind me, I considered my options:

I could go visit here for ten minutes - a quick hi, hello of a visit, or I could just move on.

A ten minute visit?

That hardly see…

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