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My kind of Spa Day
My fifties have been a roll out of brand new physicians. And it has just dawned on me that I should attempt to make all of my appointments in one day. I will call this my Spa Day. I won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, humor, life in my 50's, mammograms, medical appointments, spa day, Writing
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chron·ic (of a problem) long-lasting and difficult to eradicate
Chronically late. That’s not me. Acutely early sounds more like it. In grade school, the one time I was late I was so late that everyone had gone inside by the time I reached the schoolyard. I thought it was … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, chronically late, coffee, creative writing, early bird, humor, neuroses, Portland Maine, self-diagnosis
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Don’t let the soup scare you…
My favorite time of year to cook is Autumn, right now. I found a recipe that intrigued me because, 1. It was a soup, and 2. It contained chocolate. But as I began to read the latest and greatest recipe, … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, blogging, brevity, creative writing, Food Network, ingredients, Julia Child, Portland Maine, soup, sudden fiction
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Shake it out
I’ve been on my new aluminum ladder this week, cleaning windows. When my side of the earth turns back towards the sun after many weeks, spring not only shows us the light, but the dirt that has been in … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, creative writing, Easter, equinox, humor, khooneh takouni, mud season, Persian, shaking the house, Spring cleaning
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Forecast: Fiction. A February Revolution of another kind
This Blizzard of 2013, affectionately called Nemo, has blown into town and is howling at me. The strange forms taking shape outside my window created by wind and snow, could only be imagined, until now. My house is Varykino palace-turned-ice … Continue reading