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joy, day one

joy is work i don’t mean that to work is joyful i mean maybe for some… but for me to sit, on a beach in italy and do nothing but look at the men that’s joy no what i mean … Continue reading

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happy new year, thank you and joy

so, i spent another day in the emergency room. the pain in my back was so bad last night i could not lay down and did not fall asleep until around 5:15 am. not so bad really except Q came … Continue reading

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this christmas

this christmas i did not shop for presents, nor did i wrap them i did not clean the house in anticipation of guests nor did i decorate the mantel, the stair rail or the tree as is my custom this … Continue reading

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the boy he is

i will get back to my mother’s birthday – post – really – before the end of the year i will also respond to the lovely creative blog award that three of you gave me – thanks! really really really … Continue reading

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she who chops up worms – or Happy Birthday Mom!

– Today is my mother’s birthday. She cannot be described in a blog post. She cannot be described in a book. I might be able to get close if I had a libraries worth of writing. Did I mention she’s … Continue reading

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what memories are for, part four

we bought a cookie and walked down the track to our train it was the end of just another regular work day for most of the others on the train with us.  Q and i sat in the very first … Continue reading

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what memories are for, part three

what memories part three at three years old he could not yet guess that what was the very best day of his sweet life was coming to a close.  we had said good bye to the bus driver and stood … Continue reading

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what memories are for, part two

although our real purpose for being in the city for the day was to ride as many forms of transportation as we could, we needed a destination to keep us from riding in circles, literally.  a quick online search and … Continue reading

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what memories are for

all has been a challenge lately, big and small too much to write about at the moment.  nothing that changes the path that we are on, just a few bumps, twists, and u-turns that have me thrown.  and so i … Continue reading

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on the day of my funeral

I want to tell you that on the day of my funeral my house will be a mess   yesterday i was reading about a woman who was waiting for some medical test results. she wondered if the news were … Continue reading

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