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Thanks Patti and yes guiding is through those nights !!!!!!

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Thank you Patti. Blessings to heal your aching ❤

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Thank you for this installment of our Uncle. I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. It may be a small consolation, but I've been listening to the radio, and his voice is everywhere! So we still have his words and music. And like some others here, I can imagine you singing "Guiding Light."

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love you so much Patti

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Hello Patti, I really enjoy all your messages, readings, music, everything you do. I wanted to tell you that I have been washing my hair once a week for all of my life. I'm 77 now and when I was younger we lived in places like Formentera and Goa where our water had to be drawn from a well. Now I live on a Swiss mountain and even though I have running water, the practice is still with me. The air is clean up here, not like in a city, and my hair is doing fine. Lots of love to you and Cairo.

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So sorry for your loss Patti, I also lost a good friend in December, as we age these things happen more often. RIP Tom. Thank you for your reading, I didn’t want Uncle W to go down there either! I have long hair too & only wash it once or twice a week, it’s something I read yrs ago too, bless you Patti & many thanks for your continued presence. I read your book of days every day, a loverly inspiration.

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Thank you Patti, I'm loving Mr Wiggily's adventures, and really enjoyed the beautiful Tom Verlaine song. I also use the 19th Century hair approach and it works well, takes a little time to get used to it but it's better for your hair and the environment too, so win win. Sleep tight.

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Love Uncle Wiggly and your sweet reading of it. Makes for a gentle end of day wind down. Will miss the beauty of Tom Verlaine. Thank you and pleasant dreams under the almost full moon.

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Thanks Patti! I've missed the Uncle Wiggly stories and look forward to hearing what the heck happened in the stump. Regarding hair, I've noticed as I age (just turned 60) , my hair gets really weird sometimes. I'm a daily hair-washer and will try washing less, though I hate the feel of unwashed hair. Thanks for the Tom Verlaine video. I first heard Television when I was an undergraduate at UNC-Chapel Hill. Bonded with a short-term boyfriend over Television one semester.

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Patti Smith is reading Uncle Wiggly book to me , OMG Life is good

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Between Uncle Wiggly and Verlain/Television's memorable and poignant song I'm feeling I'll be having a very nice sleep tonight. Thank you for reading this bedtime story to all your adult "children"... transcendent ....

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This is a great adventure!

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You are a one off Patti, a global treasure and an example to us all of how to live your fullest life embracing your past , present and future. Thanks for sharing your beautiful spirit and soul with us ❤️✌️♾️

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This reading was super exciting. Your children must have loved you reading them bedtime stories. There must be a role for you to do readings to kids on video or a podcast. I had to do a double take when you said it was winter. Here in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, we just had catastrophic floods, with deaths, people losing their homes to flooding, road slips, and other parts of the country being cut off by erosion. This is our summer! Climate change is here. I look forward to the next episode in Uncle Wiggly's escapade.

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Thank you! You are the sweetest person to read to us. So exciting. Can’t wait for the next episode.

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On tenterhooks again ! Uncle Wiggily keeps us on our toes for sure ! Thank you for taking the time to read and to talk to us again . This week has been a difficult one and you have been in my thoughts every day . Sometimes a guiding light is all we need ….. so thank you too for the lovely Tom Verlaine music . There is a bright beautiful moon tonight ! 🌕

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