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Jan.29.2011
Many of my small stones, written for NaSmaStMo which is also known as a river of stones, concern snow and winter. I suppose if the month chosen for NaSmaStMo was different, my small stones would reflect that season, too. While we haven't had more snow than normal, we have had more continual snow...
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Jan.28.2011
Trying to do something a little different from my (typical) small stone for a river of stones entry, I came up with the following:
getting irritated by the sound of the ringing cell phone, only to discover it is mine
Too often we take in too much extraneous sound (the beeps and bells of phones,...
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Jan.27.2011
Although my small stone for my entry of a river of stones is for yesterday, today is my older sister's birthday. Her birthday is one of those that has a zero in it so I guess that makes her birthday one of those that most consider to be a milestone. Regardless, I hope she has a happy day spending...
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Jan.26.2011
NaSmaStMo, which is also known as a river of stones, continues until the end of the month although this exercise has made me more aware of the little things that are often ignored in my daily life. My small stone for January 25th is a reflection of this. Generally, I walk to the library, the bank...
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Jan.25.2011
For January 24th, my small stone for NaSmaStMo, which is also known as a river of stones is as follows:
water sluices down the run despite the cold, despite the snow overhanging the edges of the stream
The darkness of the water seems even darker when the snow hangs over it. With the cold...
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Jan.24.2011
The Burns Night Supper my husband and I attended was fantastic. There was dancing, singing, and the reciting of Robert Burns poetry. One of the highlights was the playing of Runrig's rendition of Loch Lomond; the other was the playing of 500 Miles--the young and old alike were rocking to those...
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Jan.21.2011
A few small stones to share for the upcoming weekend as I will be spending the weekend doing what all good Scots will be doing: toasting the immortal memory of Robert Burns! Each year at this time, those who are Scottish or of Scottish descent gather together to celebrate the birth of Robert Burns...
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Jan.20.2011
As I look at the calendar, I realize that it is my two-year BC-anniversary at www.bookcrossing.com today. I can't tell you how many rabcks (random acts of BookCrossing kindness) or book-rings that I have participated in, and most importantly, how much fun I have being a participant there. I just...
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Jan.19.2011
Following Fiona Robyn's idea of NaSmaStMo, also known as a river of stones, I am trying to become more aware of my surroundings and pay closer attention to the sounds, sights, and smells that I encounter as I go through January. January, for me, has always been a time of hibernation (I think bears...
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Jan.18.2011
Yesterday was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! While my small stone for that day didn't reflect that, it could be said that his small stones, his pebbles (of truth) tossed upon the pond are still rippling outward today.
the piles of limestone and taconite along the river, looking like snow-...
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Jan.17.2011
A small stone, actually written the 14th, for yesterday's date:
a dusting of confectioner's sugar on the sidewalk
Snow had fallen during the night, not a lot, just a bit.
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Jan.16.2011
One of the joys of winter, for me, is the taste of le pamplemousse (okay, it's been too long since high school French, err... en francais--leaving off all diacritical marks)! Somehow saying grapefruit in the French language has always sounded way cooler than in English. I am not the only one who...
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Jan.15.2011
Many people don't like snow; they don't like to drive in it; they don't like the cold (okay, not a big fan of cold either, but I often find that when it is snowing, it is not as cold as I have seen it get on clear, sunshiny winter days punctuated with blasts of icy wind.) There are as many reasons...
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Jan.14.2011
For January 13, 2011, my small stone is a mixture of winter and summer. How is this possible? It is when the smells of summer intrude on a winter walk. As such, my small stone is as follows:
on a winter's day walk, I catch the enticing aroma of sizzling burgers on a grill
Per usual, a small...
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Jan.13.2011
As I write this small stone for yesterday's date, I notice it is snowing again. It happens in Ohio on the coast of Lake Erie quite frequently, but not as much as some people seem to believe. Regardless, my small stone, subject to polishing and shaping, is as follows:
wave undulations on the...
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A pharmacist by profession, a haiku poet by nature, I read and write. I have a book of haiku, Ohayo haiku, am working on another somewhat alternative haiku book, but write other genres. I also read...lots of novels! My favorite is, and...
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