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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
I have posted this quote before, but it’s useful to have a reminder: On Writing Poetry Considering the ways in which so many of us waste our time, what would be wrong with a world in which everybody were writing poems? After all, there’s a significant service to humanity in spending time doing no harm. [...]
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Arts, Buddhism, Humanities, Journal, Meditation, Nature, Poetry
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
We love yarn around here, and yellow is Claire’s favorite color. Also, more egg:
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Arts, Education, Journal, Motherhood, Recreation
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
So much planting, painting, fixing, creating.
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Arts, Domestic Arts, Education, Journal, Motherhood, Nature, Recreation
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
It doesn’t mark the spot, but we do have xylophone and x-ray!
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Arts, Domestic Arts, Education, Journal, Motherhood, Recreation
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Friday, March 18th, 2011
The case is solved. I have NO CANCER!! I have a referral to an oncologist to discuss risk reduction options and to a genetic counselor to discuss testing for BRCA 1 and 2. I’m higher risk but so is living in general. Time to celebrate! And here’s another craft Claire and I did (since life [...]
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Arts, Domestic Arts, Journal, Motherhood, Nature, Recreation, Science
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Friday, March 4th, 2011
Today I have my surgical consultation for the discovery of atypical ductal hyperplasia. I’ve been waiting two weeks for this to discuss and schedule it. Up until today I’ve carried on normally, but today I’m as tense as an overstretched rubber band. I haven’t got more to share, although I do have another letter. Claire [...]
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
It’s been a long time since I shared a video of Claire. For half a year I’d had trouble uploading them to Flickr, and just as suddenly it seems to work again. So here’s a video from the other morning (if the embedded video doesn’t work, try this link): She played the “drums” and “cymbals,” [...]
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