Category Archives: thankfulness

sometimes an efficient meander

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Deanna

I remember walking to school in second grade, narrating my life in my head. I did that during those years. Every day a chapter in my story. Sometimes I even caught myself about to add “she said” after I spoke to someone. One morning on the way to the busy street’s crosswalk where patrol boys … Continue reading →

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carried away

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Deanna

Silence can mentor. The wilderness is loud with it. I’m working on another guest blog, wherein I’ll reveal ways blogging itself has helped me write. Last night, in bed early even for me after a day out and away, I pondered the teacherly ways of silence. Three years ago I published my first posts to … Continue reading →

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and no ‘poo

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Deanna

Oh, before I write something else, I want to wish my parents a happy 53rd anniversary. (!) Their big day took place in downtown Eugene, in a church with a dome, back when women wore hats and gloves and everyone looked cute in black and white. Mom and Dad celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary the … Continue reading →

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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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chocolate was made for days like this

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Deanna

THWACK-THUMP! That’s the sound of a neighbor’s tree, big old maple that shaded your garden too much, but now never will again. Apparently it was hollow and had to be brought down at some point before a storm did it first. Only problem, the neighbor’s anchor line, the type that’s always held before – you’ve … Continue reading →

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a few joys so far this year

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Deanna

Ringing in the New at JJ’s (grins courtesy of appletinis). Playing Huck Finn. Receiving a house blessing. Waking up to quiet treasures.

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my little kitchen and I…

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Deanna

…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 →

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grump interrupted

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Deanna

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 →

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