Monthly Archives: April 2009

feast on these

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Deanna

A much beautifuller sunrise happened over Spencer Butte and the distant Cascades this past Sunday than Tim and I saw on Easter (or Wester, as our son has started calling the day we Westerners celebrate Christ’s resurrection). This week was the Eastern Orthodox version of Easter, called Pascha. Victoria (recently baptized as Nina) climbed the … Continue reading →

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there are days (at least, one has come along)…

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Deanna

…when I sit, blinking at my screen, catching up on blog posts adorned by spring and fall, crafting and healing. And then I wander under the amazing brightness of our solar tube, then out through the back door into sunniness, remembering, yes, it’s WARM. Ahh.

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with his cellphone

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Deanna

Tim got pictures Saturday. Oil on the nose and feet. A pretty chain clasped round the neck with a towel, and many hugs. The back of her robe. The front. I don’t know much, but I know my daughter’s happy (holding an icon of St. Nina).

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also going on…

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Deanna

…this past weekend was my son’s Shakespeare troupe’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He played Bottom, though of course as his mother I considered him the top. All the actors did well, buoyed by amazing costumes, makeup, and lighting. They’re done with performances now…a bittersweet thought. I can’t wait for the video and bonus … Continue reading →

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interesting times they are achanging

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Deanna

It was Lazarus Saturday. Standing in the area adjoining the Nave, the incense smell reminded me of shops we used to stop at on summer vacation, traveling down the coast to California in Aunt Janie and Uncle Larry’s brown, paneled station wagon. We kids would surge into souvenir places in the towns near our campgrounds, … Continue reading →

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state of the blog

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Deanna

Nearly three years ago I started blogging. I’m not done, but I feel differently about it, by far, than I did the day I first typed a sentence into the little window on MySpace. Back then I wanted exposure as a writer. Maybe as a person, too. I don’t suppose I minded the thought of … Continue reading →

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