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Monthly Archives: November 2008
paris
First, we bought day passes for the Metro. My very first subway ride. When the young guy holding his terrier got on, I began to feel I was in Paris. Next a man entered carrying a guitar. Not long afterward he was belting out upbeat Spanish tunes (so maybe I felt I was in Madrid; … Continue reading
Posted in travel, wonder
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cozy up
For you who might be chilled and away from lovely, ambient heat.Or, if you’re warm like me and have let the real fire go out already. Dust off a good book. Feet up, music in the background. Enjoy. (Ignore football.)
Posted in holiday mood, nablopomo
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still thankful*
Day after the holiday. The table’s smaller.Even the most learned among us take time for play, while the fuzzy one acts his usual way.And then we notice, sprouting from the ground out front…Seems the holidays continue. (Some of us are afraid of how it will look after dark**.) But you gotta love the energy behind … Continue reading
Posted in family, nablopomo
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my little kitchen and I…
…sometimes we do all right. Today the aromas, tastes, and sights were worth the unaccustomed work. My daughter mashing potatoes (fresh from our sleeping garden, thanks to a hubby’s shovel) and then fixing gravy was the help I needed. Tonight things are cleaned up, guests have gone home, I’ve sipped white zinfandel with my feet … Continue reading
Posted in nablopomo, thankfulness, wonder, yum
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bit of a no-brainer
Family and friends needed me yesterday. I’ll try to be here for the remaining, let’s see, four days of November. But it’s great to know, as all my bloggy friends do (we know it, right?), that while these forms of internet communication provide us a significant gift of connection spanning the miles and schedules, there … Continue reading
Posted in nablopomo minus one
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ducky dilemma
I have a decision of some import to make. Or perhaps I don’t really have to decide, and most likely this is not important at all. But please don’t tell any football fans I said so. What’s up is a college game this next weekend. My nephew plays in the marching band at the school, … Continue reading
Posted in family, nablopomo, random stuff
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getting there half the fun
Eight weeks ago this morning, Tim and I strolled along this sidewalk in Paris.We passed a congenial scarecrow.I was finally recovering from several anxietized moments nearing the end of our Europe trip. The previous day, Saturday, we’d left the lovely Josenhof B&Band had begun an all-day trip toward that gay city, our destination.On the way … Continue reading
sorry…
Again, I have nothing much to offer in the posting department. I watched this movie on DVD today and recalled the intense emotional impact of it, alongside my kids, who were seeing it for the first time. Later I napped, and beyond that made sure there was still enough wood on the fire to keep … Continue reading
Posted in nablopomo, random stuff
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grump interrupted
Brindy clicks her way down the hall and sniffs at the crack beneath my door. She wants me out there with her. Microsoft Word just gave me this ———— beneath my words, when all I did was enter this *** after a paragraph. I spent a half hour trying to get this ——— to disappear … Continue reading
Posted in nablopomo, thankfulness
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neato
Wow, Gmail just came up with the coolest thingy. I got to pick a theme for my email account screen. (Their new themes are under “settings”). I chose one with a tree (I like those). After it was applied, I noticed raindrops striking the top of my Inbox, and the tree at the page’s bottom … Continue reading
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