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Piece By Piece, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:03am
You may remember a while back I started repurposing my kids’ spaces. My son’s room became my “workroom” (in quotation marks because in fact I
November 11, 2017
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Category: Literature & the Arts
Big Chicken, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:41am
I cannot write long non-fiction to save my life. Like gluing beads on fabric, too many small but important things to track. My fingers get
October 28, 2017
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Literature & the Arts
The Books Of 2016 Were The Best Part Of The Year, But Some I Hated And Some I Simply Couldn’t Remember
Lucky for humanity, even the most awful of years give us good books. Thank you writers. I will confess that I have come to think
December 15, 2016
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Christmas presents
Giving Presents Of Experience Is Like Giving Power
I remember last year, during the Christmas season, several of you commented that you prefer to give presents of experience. (And before I go any
December 9, 2016
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Christmas presents
Real Life Presents For Women From Bouncing Babies All The Way To Elders
Presents. We High WASPs we call them presents, even though the word “Present” doesn’t sound as good with “Guide,” as the word “Gift” does. Let’s
December 6, 2016
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Falling Digital Flowers, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:37am
Way back in 1960 my family moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the San Francisco Bay Area. Although I spent my college, grad school and early career
October 22, 2016
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I Just Want Your Extra Time, And, Saturday Morning at 7:34am
Prince, the American R&B artists famous for songs like “Purple Rain,” “1999,” and “Let’s Go Crazy,” died last Thursday. Cause yet unknown, suicide not suspected.
April 23, 2016
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Christmas presents
Art From Friends And Family, Brigitte Carnochan In Many Guises
I forgot something important in my long post about house plans. The photography of Brigitte Carnochan, my stepmother. On the one hand, her gallery work.
February 18, 2016
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Literature & the Arts
12 Thumbnail Reviews Of 9 Books I Really Loved And 3 That Everyone Else Loved And I Didn’t
I’m always looking for good books and for some reason it’s harder to find them in this time of All The Information than it was
December 17, 2015
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A Review Of Two Useful Style Books, One For Interiors, The Other For Your Grown Up Clothes
I like two different kinds of style books. The first gives you photos or images so glorious you don’t care what the author says. We’ll
December 2, 2015
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Gardening
How To Grow Your First Rose Garden, 13 Simple And Somewhat Philosophical Steps
The other day I Googled “grow your first rose garden.” The results made me want to quit, right now, despite my bed of 8 happy
October 22, 2015
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Inside Out At The Multiplex, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:01am
Last week we talked here about movies. Then my husband and I actually went to see one. The earth stayed on its axis. In all
September 5, 2015
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