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Jan.11.2013
It's time to come clean. New year, new day, nothing to hide, no looking back, right?
I am a travel junkie.
Oh my, that feels better already.
My guess is you all knew this before I did. You were kind, didn't want to say something that might set me off and damage our...
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Dec.07.2012
December 7
ORIGINS
Pain-filled interactions with people better suited to be left alone changed me in the way of acceptance. Wretched relationships with people made it difficult for me to have a loving relationship with the world. I had imprinted as a...
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Dec.06.2012
December 6
MOSAIC
I couldn’t prevent this plate from shattering, so I saved all the pieces, losing none. I laid them edge-to-edge and made a design, secured it with thin-set. Pieces of pattern framed with grout are seen, as they never could be when this dish...
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Dec.04.2012
An intersection of roads in Southern France is marked by a cross sitting atop a stone pillar, attesting to the religiosity of pathways in this region. Motoring along local, often single lane roads, it is not uncommon to approach a diversion and there is a cross. The legend on regional...
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Nov.21.2012
November 21
FLORAL TROPHIES
Captured pet plants grow in my window. Why these specimens are given such regal care I suspect, but can’t explain. Delicate shoots pile out of sturdy stalks; roots force the confines of my decorative pots. How many neighborly...
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Sep.25.2012
“It’s the chance of a lifetime. An opportunity to make unforgettable memories.” That’s what I told my husband, mercilessly badgering him for ten minutes. “Just think about it, honey. We could be spending a fun-filled week in an African game lodge with wild, exotic animals running around. Why the...
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Aug.10.2012
I must give you a bit of background. My Mom, Ann was a Cherokee orphan. She could not speak or read Cherokee but could speak Yiddish and read Hebrew. After her Dad died and maternal politics exploded, Mom lived with a wonderful Jewish family as a nanny for their two school age boys. She attended...
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Jun.20.2012
Musings about the perils of a long intercontinental flight.
After dinner everyone needs the toilet. A fat man causes a bit of a delay when he gets stuck between the toilet doors. By this time most people have removed their shoes and the first few small farts are being released.
I have buttocks of...
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Dec.15.2011
Do you ever wonder how words got their meanings? Take running shoes, for example. Don't actually take them--they will run away from you.
I experienced this recently, when I flew cross-country. At security, the TSA agent instructed me to place my running shoes on the belt. They sat behind the...
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Nov.24.2011
November 24
Jet Lagging
Baby’s feet kick in the isle and we are all cocooned in our seats. The movies play and earphones dangle in our ears. We are jetting across the country in our own little worlds. Landing can not happen soon enough for me,...
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