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and it begins
Today is December 1st. 24 days remaining until Christmas. In recent years, my holiday mojo has been declining. What used to be so fun now just seems like drudgery, something to get through. This year, I vow it will be different. I took a look back at what brought the unfun in past years –…
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frost
Yesterday morning things were seriously chilly around here. We had been promised/threatened with the chance of snow, but no such luck. Instead we had some sun and sparkly frozen things.
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bigness
Bits and pieces swirling in my head bumping crashing blocks of black and gray, with the occasional burst of yellow, sometimes white. Breaths that won’t go in, can’t come out. Lines growing deeper, time growing shorter. The path feels less familiar, no signs to guide me. Bigness all around me, all inside me. Shall I…
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fall for Lefty
Lefty misses the seasons of Seattle, is limited to the temperate colors and fog of San Francisco. Yesterday it was a sunny 60 degrees here, and this is what I saw. And soon I’ll be cutting this for wreaths…
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great expectations
It’s been a struggle, people. A mighty struggle. To put it plainly, I live with a 13-year old Girl and a 10-soon-to-be-11-year-old Boy. There is a whole lot of stuff going on in their little heads lately, is all I can think. The Girl Child has been busted twice recently for lying, and likes to…
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like the wind
I debated writing about this. Seemed like it might be jinxing the whole thing, setting me up for failure. And I can think of a few people who will get a big chuckle out of it. Luckily, the few that already know are very supportive, so I am going for it. I am 5’7″, about…
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home
Fall around here usually means rearranging for more guests indoors, which is no mean feat. The options for moving furniture around in a house this small are limited, but I’d go nuts if we didn’t change things up somehow. Since we’re hosting the first monthly Dinner Club next Saturday, and Nerdpocalypse at the end of…
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girls gone coastal
I sit here typing this with a glass of red wine. Fitting, really. I’ve just returned from a long weekend at Heron Hollow with 5 other ladies. Organized by Danielle, we took over a house in Ocean Park, near Long Beach. I knew 3 of them, had met one only briefly, and never met the…
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living in disarray
Today is the first day of Fall. It is supposed to be 79 degrees here, which is pretty wackadoo. School has been in session for about 3 weeks, and we have a sort of rhythm going, “sort of” being the key phrase. Sadly, we were not very productive in the purging this summer. There was…
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fall shortbread cake
Today, I did a bit of harvesting, a few tomatoes and berries and these beauts. They grow on the tree in the front yard. In years past, they’ve never turned this delicious red color and they’ve been really sour. No idea what kind they are, either. This year it looks like we got lucky. They…
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