mornings | mornings
Nov.19.2010
Leaving for work today, not having had to take the time to wash my hair, I came upon an orange tabby tom cat out and about at 5 am. I startled him and he startled me a little bit.
But when I leaned over and held my hand out to him, he came out from under the car in the carport to where he had...
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Mar.30.2010
The tea was dark and strong. I thought about the sloping hills of tea gardens, women picking up leaves, and then the process of how they finally got to the cup.
This is not about tea.
How does milk mix with it – how dark is dark? Does colour change taste?
I especially like it in restaurants when...
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Jan.17.2010
My best friend died on the morning of New Years Eve day. I had been with her a few days earlier, told her I loved her, told her goodbye as I hugged her. I was numb with grief. The next few days before her funeral I stumbled through my days sometimes screaming at her, "Peggy come back, Peggy...
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Sep.13.2009
It was nice to wake to the blue jays squawking this morning. Our 6:30 a.m. wake up call. They begin when the sun starts to shine bright, flying from their different trees, talking, and squawking. On a slow morning, like today, when I go outside—not rushed—I listen and watch. When they actually...
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