Reflections on Reading
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*As some of you who have been with us over a number of years will know, we
do not have a television. This is not for any puritanical reason, it is
simply...
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In 2008, an organization called Reboot started the 10q - a series of
questions asked every day
between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur....
Notes from a Norwegian sojourn
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i. Heat
The weatherman has told us that it will be 32 degrees today on our little
island in the Oslo fjord. I've used a Los Angeles tacti...
Girlihood - True Story
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During my morning routine, I had a flashback to the time I went to the ER
after hemorrhaging out of my yoodle-hoo for a couple of hours. I’m not
talking ...
Hestia and knitting
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The knitting of socks has progressed to the level that I can actually help
another friend when she is stuck in her sock pattern. This is something of
a m...
Grandma Pat and Trixie
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Here is my latest shoot for Advanced Pets featuring the always gorgeous
Grandma Pat and Trixie. By the way I just started selling prints and totes
on Soc...
It is only a matter of time
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On September 12th of 2011, the *New York Times* published an article by Dr.
Abigail Zuger in which she criticised certain supposedly unrealistic
aspects ...
Bollywood Moments: A highly-selective memoir
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Lately I've been falling under the spell of Bollywood to an extent that has
caught me completely by surprise. Over the years I thought I knew Indian
films,...
Cherry Cheers
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It is raining in Seattle. A phenomenon for me. A routine for the locals.
Yesterday we saw the pink and white clouds of cherry blossoms floating
along the l...
The Bee
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Philip found a bee today. It was in a bucket of water at the allotment. He
didn’t know where it had come from, or what had caused it to end up in the
w...
Surreality bites........
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Farley Farm, home to Lee Miller and the surrealists.......
For those unfamiliar with Ms. Miller, she was, amongst other things, Man
Ray's muse, a top model...
In praise of...Dermot O'Leary
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So, somewhere during the past 3-4 years it turns out that I became
middle-aged. I listen to Radio 2. Mostly on a Saturday. But guess what -
R2 on a Satu...
"Friday Night Frolic" — Pretty Little Lamb(chop)
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Look, with an album named *Mr. M*, cryptic lyrics hidden therein, boys
slinking about their own island, scratching and whispering, mocking
emotion, well...
Ha - That's funny. And confusing. But pretty. I don't know, something fishy going on there... ;)
ReplyDeleteJayne - Think you're right. I frequently get mixed up and say 'par cark'.
ReplyDeleteYou both made me laugh, I didn't get the picture but now I do. Life is tricky sometimes.
ReplyDeleteShopgirl - Isn't it just?
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