Category: bits and pieces
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now what
Hey, friends. Been a while. A long while. I’m sorry for that. Bit of a drought, it seems. I recently went to Savannah for some friends’ wedding. As getting out of your daily rut/places will do, it brought on some thinking. That and various things at home involving raising teenagers. It’s not a pretty business,…
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village people
Tonight I am going to spend time with a couple of girls I’ve known for many years, in the sort of way that there is comfort and ease in each others’ company no matter how long it’s been since we’ve been together. No need to put on a show; I’ll probably wear my soft pants…
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the way back
I posted this status on Facebook a while ago: “Sometimes I still feel like that girl that used to wonder around downtown in the 80’s with a camera, having coffee and a cigarette outside the old Nordstrom. Life was good then.” It was so easy then. No doubt there were struggles of some sort, but…
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just right
You guys. We did it. So, yeah. The days of endless projects and prep are over. I survived and lived to tell about it. Thanks for your kind words here and on Facebook about my last post. You guys are the best. And in other news, I just saw the before photos of the kitchen –…
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giving thanks
It will come as no surprise to many of you that I like a good party. I like to go to them and give them. I am particular and controlling and bossy about my parties. I like the planning and the cooking and the eating and the friends who come. In early October, I decided…
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what i want to be when i grow up
Hi, friends. Been a while. I hope all is well in your world. Nothing of substance to complain about over here, but I will admit to some mysterious aches and pains that have plagued me in recent months. Due in part to overuse and just plain getting old, I’m afraid. I’ve been for some PT…
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fifteen
Huh. Seems I didn’t write a post for the Girl Child’s 14th birthday last year. She turned 14 anyway, and now here we are at 15. Already. Which also means that I have been a mom for 15 years. Those baby days are so far behind me, it’s hard to recall what they were like.…
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highway to hell
This weekend we are going to spend a few days at Seabrook on the Washington coast, with the Professors. It’s a super cute little planned community with houses that look like they belong in Nantucket. It’s about three hours away and I am looking forward to some ocean air and down time. Except for one…
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return
Hello, poppets. I spent the past few days in a place where they have sunshine in March and it’s not 40 degrees, visiting friends in San Francisco and spending some girl time in the Napa Valley. It was lovely. The Geek and I met these friends when we all lived in a four-plex on Capital…
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outter january
Maybe it’s because we’ve had no snow this year, and only brief spells of really cold weather, but for some reason it seems like spring is just around the corner. The green things in the yard seem confused as well. I am excited for days where we can tire ourselves digging and planting, feeling the…
foible and folly 