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2. That is heartbreaking, to leave a place you love so much. Would it be possible to make
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 09:40 AM
Mar 2013

arrangements with the new owners to visit the place occasionally, to keep your spirits up? Is there a place nearby (a park, etc.) where you can return in order to get your desert fix? Do you have family or friends who would be able to drive you back there, just for rejuvenating visits?

It isn't maudlin to yearn after a place, to feel heartbreak over leaving a place you have loved; your memories are there, and its beauty affects your soul daily. Most of us nature lovers have such a place. My condolences to you, both on your condition and the necessity of selling your homestead.

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