Gardening
The Important Questions
I have a question. If it’s December, and it is, as the lone leaf and wintry sky below should prove, why is my rose bush
December 7, 2010
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Category: Raptures
Raptures
The Rapture Of A Northern Maritime
There were no berries this year, on Ingmarsö. We traded them in, apparently, for sun. Day after day of sun. No rain means few berries,
July 19, 2010
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How To Have A Good Mood Day, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:48am
On any given day, there is almost nothing I have to do. I’m not working. The nest is empty. You’d think, as I did when
June 5, 2010
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Why Do They Call Paris "The City Of Light?"
Why do they call Paris the “City of Light?” All cities have light. And dark, for that matter. Another look at the neon signs and
May 27, 2010
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In Which We Discover That Laundry Is The Meaning Of Life, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:30am.
Seems like that moment in the year when the Ferris wheel scrapes bottom. That small instant when we wonder, “Are we going up again?’ Skies
January 9, 2010
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4 Ways NOT To Shop At Big Box Stores
Big box stores make me whimper. I think I know why. We’ve all got our ways to understand the world. My professor father taught me
January 5, 2010
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10 Things That Make Me Happy, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:10am. In 2010.
I have been tagged, for 10 things that make me happy, by One Fabulous Mom. She of the tummy tuck that worked, a writing career,
January 2, 2010
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How To Survive A (Very Large) Family Christmas, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:10am
I hope everyone, celebrating or not, had a wonderful time yesterday. Let me now review time-honored principles of wonderfulness on Christmas, and other family gatherings.
December 26, 2009
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The World Is Going Where We Cannot, Or, Saturday Morning at 6:29am
My mother is visiting. I picked her up at the airport yesterday. Difficulties. My mother has resolutely refused to admit new technology into her life.
December 12, 2009
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Saturday Morning at 9:17am
The hostess of the humble bungalow left the following much appreciated comment to my post about the Minimalist Luxury Credo. “#5 is puzzling me. I
December 5, 2009
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Saturday Morning at 7:17am
It’s November. Temperatures that count for cold here. Heat is on. I have a very loud forced air system, and the sound makes me think
November 7, 2009
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In Which I Am On A Surfboard Trying To Stand Up
I’ve been tagged. By Stephanie of even*cleveland. What, she asks, is the 10th photo in my 1st folder? Of course, wild confusion ensued, given my
October 23, 2009
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