To end on this week’s theme of love is a quote by cartoonist Charles Schultz, “All you need is love. But a little bit of chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”

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Continuing with this week’s theme, here’s a quote from the song “Nature Boy” (anyone remember it?) by Eden Ahbez. “The greatest thing yo will ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”

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“So many gods, so many creeds,so many paths that wind and wind. While just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.” Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet.

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“American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It’s never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.” Tom Holt, novelist.

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I won’t post a quote every day, but there are a few such appropriate ones I’d like to post now. Here’s a favorite by Spanish writer & philosopher Miguel de Unamuno.

“Men shout to avoid listening to each other.”

In my What’s Your Potion? book, this quote was to accompany my “Keep a Secret Tea.” The publisher, to cut down on number of pages, left it out.

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Hello All!

I’ve decided that after these elections, we all need to pull back and pull together for the good of all. To that end, I’m launching a new feature on my posts. I’ll be sharing quotes to cheer, energize, and at the same time help relax the tension many of us have been feeling, including me. As I can’t choose a new quote each day for all of the media I engage in, the daily offerings will repeat on my website www.carolinedowbooks.com, Facebook’s Morwyn Dunraven, Facebook’s Caroline Dow, and on Twitter’s Original Morwyn. I hope you enjoy them.

Today I start with a quotation by Clive Barker from Weave-World that I find appropriate to the midterm elections, no matter which side you are on. “She had that brand of pragmatism that would find her the first brewing tea after Armageddon.”

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I’ve got great news! My latest book, A SANCTUARY OF YOUR OWN has been accepted for publication by Llewellyn Worldwide. Stay tuned for more details.

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If you’ve been following me you’ll know that I’m sharing quotes that got left out of the WHAT’S YOUR POTION? book. This cookbook was very well produced; there just wasn’t room for all of the research I put into it, and you guys who have read my books know I do a lot of research. So  in the friendships and happy home chapter I include a recipe for a “Friendship Smoothie.” The quote that should have gone with it is by Richard Bach, American author. The photos are of my various cats, etc. Bach says: “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” I especially think of you, Ron and also Sara when I read that quote.

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The next chapter in my POTIONS book is called Home Sweet Home and has potions for friendship and a happy home life. One recipe is called “Courage to Clean Up Juice,” which theoretically you whip up and drink before tackling the mess in your home. I don’t have a photo with this, but am including a photo of my hot tub and pony barn on a lazy summer evening. I also have a wonderful quote that again got left out of the book. So while you’re contemplating spring cleaning, contemplate this by Anne Gibbons, American cartoonist and illustrator:

“Nature abhors a vacuum and so do I!”

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