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My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind. -

My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind. – Daisy Ashford

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Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rather pious. – Daisy Ashford

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Daisy Ashford
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As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path… we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart. – Sarah Ban Breathnach

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