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Are You a Yakima Girl?

March 14, 2011

or, the worse pick-up line ever…. I’ve been thinking about writing a lot lately.  Thinking about writing is not really writing – it is just thinking.  And thoughts…well, they are wiggly things.  That said, it should not surprise anyone that “lately” translates to oh, the last year…eighteen months, maybe?  Sigh.  The best laid plans… Chad [...]

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The Littlest Things That Take Me There

April 26, 2009

The weekend flew back with typical weekend speed. The weather is gorgeous – bright, sunny, warm on my skin – it feels like summer. I don’t remember last summer. Derek passed away March 1 and I don’t think I began feeling much else until the end of the summer…thus, I missed that warm skin feeling. [...]

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Oh, the Angst of a Five Year Old

Ruby Goes Emo March 19, 2009

“But MOMMY!” “Ruby, you can’t wear your hair in your face – you won’t be able to do your work at school. What if we don’t clip your bangs back – you just brush them back – and then at recess you can put them back in your face?” “Okay MOM…” I have no idea [...]

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And The Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down

Thirty-seven February 23, 2009

I love rain. I love rain because I no longer live in Seattle. Today the rain is falling, thick – dense – and very, very gray. Utterly lovely. I woke up this morning in the middle of a dream. A dream of a funeral that never happened being led by an impressive woman – rather [...]

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Solo & Ensemble

February 10, 2009

I keep thinking about writing but when I log in and begin writing – well, it all sounds so very whiny.  Which makes me wonder – am I that whiny?  Or do I just want more?  Not more in a material sense, but more from life…more experience, opportunity, knowledge…action. My beautiful, amazing, kick-ass daughter went [...]

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