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Hello!

I sat down to sew a button on a shirt for Russ the other day --(Note: It was neither a pink button nor a pink shirt...but I came across this dandy little bit of found-wonderfulness while FINALLY...

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Article 23

So it was the best Mother's Day ever.  Also the worst.  We were working like fiends -- even the fix-it man we hired was pressed into service on Sunday! -- trying to get the house ready to be on the...

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Article 22

Well then.Never have things gotten quite so completely away from me, so I suppose I should just call it what it is and stop pretending -- I have abandoned my blog.  But you knew that.But wait!  I have...

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50-ish.

No, I'm not 50 yet,although after the birthday I celebrated while on my trip last week,I can certainly see 50 clearly from here.In fact, one (used to be?) friend has pointed out to me several times...

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A tale of two.......birdies.

I've been spending some time on airplanes lately,and therefore flying through my summer reading list at an alarming rate.  This past weekend I read a book I've been wanting to read for several months,...

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Yup. She's still here.

It's a big house for just one little person.I didn't think I would be living here alone for very long, but the way things are looking, I may well be lighting my sparklers in Minnesota.  I only hope I...

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And now, a brief moment in which we brag...and also catch our breath.

Well, I did it. And it was just about as much fun as taking a dose of medicine every day -- the kind you have to plug your nose to swallow.  Although I would have preferred Ovaltine, unfortunately my...

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Article 17

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.-- John MuirChelsea turned me on to this quote while we were having lunch today, and I just loved it!...

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Sunday Scribble.

Puddle, 1952, M. C. EscherWish You Were Hereit rained that day, we woketo find morning dark graysky rumpled as the bed windows slick-streakedbut okay since we were heretogether, not much to do justbe,...

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All wet.

Plans, plans, plans.... say what you want about them.  They are usually pretty useless.  The act of planning has value, but the plans themselves?  Often of much less importance in the end.  Because...

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A Cautionary Tale.

Today's story is of a more...ahem....personal nature than is our usual fare,including intimate details, and may be uncomfortable or not well-suited to the more sensitive among us....so proceed with...

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Tough love.

  Today I am painfully aware . . . of the reason baby robins should not be raised in the dining room.  It is because the people living in the house may not have the stomach for it.As you may recall,...

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Thursday already? Time flies...

First, an update on my little bird friends --All 4 babies successfully made it off the ledge, eventually.And I was lucky enough to get to see 3 of them take the leap!It was amazing!  But then Russ...

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Article 11

Wishing one and all a happy (hot!) holiday!  Light a sparkler, enjoy a parade, eat a hot dog, or drink lemonade --or perhaps just make the mostof a shady spot with someone you love . . . Hope you find...

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Reality check.

It's really hot in Phoenix.I knew this of course, not a revelation...after all, I have visited Phoenix many times in the summer and exclaimed"It's really hot here!" at least once per hour for the...

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Article 9

Yeah, I know....right?I'll admit it -- it's been a bit of a rough patch.  My apologies to all!  If you think my blog is boring, you should take a peek at my life!Being an artist is infinitely more fun...

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Monday Magpie

Figure Eight, 1952, Franz KlineNotationI want to be a poet, I have alwaysknown it, my hopeless flowof words forever tryingto arrange themselves just so --my grandfather, his deepvault of thoughtsand...

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Article 7

I've got a bit of a problem.  Okay, it's a whopper, actually. An epic struggle.  Like I'm trapped under an enormous rock.Luckily I can still barely wiggle one finger.I'm using it to type this post.The...

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Article 6

Someone smart once told me, "Art asks questions.  Ask good ones."Actually, it was Hannah while we were eating lunch yesterday...she threw that wise gem out over fried chicken tacos and a bowl of melty...

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Meanwhile.

We sold it!  It's a miracle!Getting all the closets cleaned out before the packers come will be an even bigger one.To celebrate/recover...I took a little 10 day trip without really mentioning it to...

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