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The 6th Inning Wilt
Hello, humid summer, I haven’t really missed you! photo © 2010 Frank Pierson | more info (via: Wylio) Hazy heat blurs the green tree leaves, the stillness of the air stifles. Memorial Day evening—hot, humid, muggy…all those summer words … Continue reading
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Easter
Gray dusk descendsphoto © 2007 Zest-pk | more info (via: Wylio) As specter night whispers Blasphemy. Red pools drip As last breaths push forward Dead. Black crosses pierce As light flees across Sky. Grass-green seeps out As … Continue reading
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Just a Stepmom
photo © 2008 Keven Law | more info (via: Wylio) The rain falls in soft cold, droplets. Covered by a navy blue shelter, three little Girl Scouts stand outside the Walgreen’s begging each person to buy cookies. I … Continue reading
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LEAP: One Word 2011
An update: Blue chlorine water, white plastic diving board ten feet in the air(well, I’m not sure of the exact height. Being three years old, numerical height and what I perceive blur at times). Standing on the edge frozen, … Continue reading
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Short Story: 6 Words
Can a story really be told in 6 words? YES! Through grand world of Twitter, I learned about an awesome conference in North Carolina. photo © 2008 Sarah Scicluna | more info (via: Wylio) It’s called She Speaks, and the … Continue reading
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For the Only Man I Will Ever Shave My Legs For
photo © 2008 Jessica Diamond | more info (via: Wylio) While the rest of the world celebrates Mardi Gras, I’m celebrating something much better—the birthday of the only man I will ever shave my legs for! That’s right … Continue reading
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A Bit of Randomness
Some days, my mind and thoughts have no clear connections. Kinda like the looks I get when I paid for my groceries–who buys canned tomatoes, kids’ cereal, guacamole, and sorbet? Oh wait, I do. When I write, I have trouble … Continue reading
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As the Pastry Bakes…
Last night, I worked on making my caramel apple crostata on my newest blog THE LIBRARY DINING TABLE…hard work, very hard work…endless tastings and checkings and picture takings…I am worn out just thinking about all of the work… But…. The … Continue reading
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I Proudly Introduce….
photo © 2008 Nicki Varkevisser | more info (via: Wylio) My word for 2011 is LEAP…more than the cliché leap of faith, more than leaping fool-hardy into unplanned adventure—to leap means that I stop making excuses for why I can’t … Continue reading
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One Word 2011
I have kept one New Year’s resolution. In My Entire Life! Yes, I realize this makes me look like a kind of failure, loser, or what not. I have not lost the needed weight, read all of the books that … Continue reading
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