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An Act of Hope in Pursuit of JOY! Column by Tess Coody-Anders
Amid the dim drib-drabbery of February, full of bad weather and worse news, I’ve received a gentle reminder that winter is not forever. Spring always comes. It’s only a matter of perspective and time. This little message from the Universe arrived in the most analog of ways: via a catalogue, rolled up and dropped in a mailbox, delivered by a postman on foot. The annual Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalogue, its moody, lush cover featuring chocolate cherry sunflowers in full bloom, felt like a nudge. Inside, the catalogue is a riot of color and tempting close-ups of purple carrots and tomato litchi pies,
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glass-gem corn and velvety cockscomb. Its intended recipient was Bill Bender, from whom we purchased a sunny yellow house on South Camp Street in October. For both Bill and for me, it was more than a real estate transaction; it was about pursuing joy. Bill had plans to open a retreat center in Arkansas, and I had found the perfect spot for my own passion project - a bookstore in downtown Seguin. Of course, creating the space for joy often means taking risks, and it’s easier to choose the devil you know than the one you don’t. There were a thousand reasons not to take that leap.
