Monthly Archives: January 2010

Ahhh-balance~

May I say how excited I am with the results of the election in Massachusetts yesterday? Sort of. Happiness: I find it terribly disturbing when any one group in a government that is supposed to be answerable to the people … Continue reading

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Building the stable

We don’t sleep. G is camping out on the floor of the living room because Skye is now limited to living in the front hall, the only room with a dependably impermeable floor, until we can get a handle on … Continue reading

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Penitence

I wore you out last week.  Which is too bad, because I really liked my large person last one, and only a very brave and patient die-hard few stuck around for the finale.  My bad.  So I am rounding up … Continue reading

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Fat headed

First of all, sorry I keep writing.  But I did scan some of my great grandmother’s letters.  And I wrote a chapter of the book, and I took a shower.  And ate.  Breakfast.  Honest.  And I’m pretty well done here … Continue reading

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Nature and the nature of~

I’m spending an awful long time writing in this journal when I should be writing a book and getting on with my projects.  But I think it’s because through this last six weeks or so of glory and confusion, yearning … Continue reading

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Question

A dear friend, in considering the single word thing, was trying to figure out what the opposite of cynical actually might be.  It’s an interesting question.  Any thoughts?

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Yes, Megan ~

I can’t seem to sneak even one tenth of an ounce of dark chocolate without going into a total brain-carb-slump.  Which brings me to my subject, actually.  Last week, Megan wrote a piece, picking one word as her banner for … Continue reading

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Creationism

You saw the little bear.  So you know I’ve found another fascination: needle felting. This is the skeleton I made for my first try at a horse.  He’ll fill out.  I promise.  At least, I think I can promise that. … Continue reading

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Still Crazy After All These Years

I just had a strange, sad little interlude.  The really nice kid next door decided to be baptized into the LDS faith, and I was asked to lead the music at the meeting tonight.  I love leading the music in … Continue reading

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Better Part of Valor

In my on-going efforts to make an honest woman of myself, I’ve been trying to catch up on the few blogs I am allowed to follow.  During breakfast, I had one left, one I nearly never read for so very … Continue reading

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