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28 www.DesertMessenger.com February 1, 2017 GYPSY FROM PAGE 14 THE SISTERS GALLERY Back home at PROSPECTORS PANORAMA Southwest Corner at Signal of Hwy. 95 and West Kuehn • Navajo Horse Hair Pottery by Kinlicheni Family • Original Fine Art • Handcrafted Jewelry • Metal Art • Glass Art • Yard Art & More! Look for us under the deck of the 2-story house 707- 292-1889 431 E. Main Street, Quartzsite 928-927-7900 QuartzsiteChiro.com Jennifer Maltby, D.C. Open Year-Round Winter Hours: Mon. Tue. Thur. 9am-3pm Summer Hours: Mon.& Thur. 9am-12pm Chiropractic Care Now Open in Quartzsite! mained, to be fi rst viewed and then internalized in my heart and soul. No words necessary. How could words add anything to this idyllic scene? Words would only be an intrusion on perfection. Besides, I could not speak. How can I describe this feel- ing I get sometimes -- the only times words fail me. The feeling that can't be described in words. You only know how I feel by my silence and the tears of joy, wonder, amazement, and gratefulness that fi ll my eyes and sometimes over- fl ow down my cheeks. Yes, there is a word for it! I just thought of it, and there seems to me so much of it in my life lately. That word is BLISS. After our walk, I noticed that Da- vid had cleared off the window seat of his truck and piled it all in the middle of the front seat. He said, "I want to show you something," and motioned me to get in. "Is it safe?" I asked, with a big smile on my face. "Oh, yeah," he replied, "'cause all this stuff is between us." We spent the next hour looking at his lovely photographs on his laptop comput- er while facing the harbor and the twinkling lights of the town. The next day, he had brought me a copy of my favorite photograph, which turned out to be the same one he used on his business card. By this time is was quite late. "Do you drink coffee," he said. "No," but I'll go with you while you have some," I said. So we went to the all-night Safeway. David got two cookies, and offered me one, but I refused; sometimes I have amazing will power. "Where's your coffee?" I asked. "Too expensive," he replied. So, while he paid for the cookies, I surprised him with coffee, and he seemed touched by the gesture. I fi gured that was the least I could do in return for such a lovely evening. I've always been a cheap date... P.S. I went to the library right after fi nishing this story to see if David was there. I was very excited to have him read it. He wasn't there, but within ten minutes he walked in! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Never say anything that can't improve on silence" ~ Benjamin Franklin ~*~*~*~*~*~ Jane's book is WANDERINGS: Living the Ordinary Extraordinarily (Stories from the Road). For an up- date on Jane's travels and writing, visit her website (janefi nley.com) and/or read "Traveling with Gypsy Jane" and "Poems from the Road" in The Desert Messenger (desert- messenger.com) beginning March 5, 2014 (contact: janefi nley@yahoo. com). Got an event? List it FREE at Check out the NEW Free online Community Calendar! sponsored by Desert Messenger News

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