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Tag Archives: life
A quick tour of the premises
Something is sprouting from the mat on my back porch. My back yard is a verdant jungle. …meanwhile, the front porch is getting it’s due. atop the compost pile Mr. and Mrs Pumpkinhead, may they rot in peace. As long … Continue reading
Posted in daily Life, gardening, posts with photos, teens, Uncategorized
Tagged compost, flowers, humor, inspiration, life, photos
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Holes in my head
I’ve got holes in my head and I’m not impressed. And you thought Mr. Pumpkin Head had problems. It’s my stupid Statistics class, the one that is threatening to mess with my 4.0 grade point average. I go to every … Continue reading
Mr. Pumpkin Head is fading fast
Sometimes I get so busy that an entire week can slip by without my hardly noticing. In which case Mother Nature gives me little reminders: Next year I’ll carve my pumpkins a week before Halloween (instead of on Halloween eve) so … Continue reading
Posted in daily Life, housework, posts with photos, teens
Tagged halloween, housework, life, teenagers
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Horses and warriors and cinnamon-sugar donuts
Astride sturdy, tall, dark-brown horses, my companion and I ride. Smaller beings in wispy whitish clothing cling to the horses backs behind us. Tricked by the gatekeeper, he leads us into the hands of the enemy. Small men wearing thick black suits with half-circle indentations greet us … Continue reading
Posted in college, posts with photos, teens, Uncategorized
Tagged career, dreams, education, happiness, life, tests
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Just when you thought it was safe…
Here are those weird blue masks again. Ever tried typing with a band-aid on your finger? I may have to keep this short. You may recall these lovelies from the “weird blue masks” post. I have since slathered them on the … Continue reading
Posted in ceramics, college, gardening, posts with photos
Tagged art, ceramics, creativity, gardening, happiness, life
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somewhere between heaven and hell
This was a strange Halloween, in that I attended a baptism in the morning and handed out candy to trick-or-treaters in the evening. Yesterday I learned from the church lady that Halloween and the Catholic church do not mix. Witchcraft is … Continue reading
the church lady
Loud Latino music rocked just outside one end of the dimly lit cavernous room, a halloween carnival in progress. On the way in we passed multiple young ladies in big white dresses, and little trick or treaters plodding along the … Continue reading
somebody else’s words…enjoy.
The Book of Tea I. The Cup of Humanity Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth … Continue reading
miscellaneous restlessness
Feeling restless. High tech, low tech, here is my desk, a folding table covered with a tablecloth and a chunk of oilcloth. Shaping my blog posts, pinching the clay, looking out on a beautiful day. Create something using the coiling technique. … Continue reading
Posted in college, food, posts with photos
Tagged food, games, kids, life, photos, pottery, soup, volunteering
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