Monthly Archives: April 2012

Break the mold, Cupcake

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Kathy

As an almost-daily blogger, I have never ever suffered from writer’s block.  OK, mostly never ever.  You just sit down at the computer and let the fingers type.  They say what they want to say.  They report your thoughts in … Continue reading →

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Ditto what the Lorax said.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Kathy

Does everyone remember what the Lorax proclaimed in the famous Dr. Seuss book? Sure, you remember. He solemnly said, “I am the Lorax,  I speak for the trees.” This blog is ditto what the Lorax said so mightily. Today I … Continue reading →

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Shanghai and away!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Kathy

Last week I sat down in our local coffee shop, Java by the Bay, chatting with a friend, Anni, while waiting for her daughter, Christina, and son-in-law, Alex, to arrive. I was especially excited to see Christina because she’s an up-and-coming blogger.  … Continue reading →

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Mature. Once a week. That’s how grownups do it.

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kathy

We should all follow our wildest dreams, shouldn’t we, people? OK, maybe not if our wildest dreams involve abandoning our ten children and moving to Antarctica.  Or maybe if our wildest dreams involve the seven deadly sins.  (If I could … Continue reading →

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It’s all reflection, folks…

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Kathy

Count yourself a lucky soul, if a pond exists within a stones throw of your couch.  If one doesn’t exist, fathom it out.  Trespass if you must.  Ponds speak to your underwater longing. You can find yourself while pausing cross-legged … Continue reading →

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On Magical Golden Cattail Pond

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Kathy

Last night I left our patient propped up on the couch listening to National Public Radio, the ice machine whirring freezing cold blasts of water around his new knee replacement, his knee elevated properly above the heart for maximum anti-swelling … Continue reading →

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Here’s lookin’ at you, Walker Boy

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Kathy

Here’s my hubby coming home from work, one week and one day after his left knee replacement surgery. Look at him wield that walker! Look at him go! He went back to work today, although I think he spent more … Continue reading →

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Gondola, going, going, gone…

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kathy

Venice. Oh Venice, Italy, magic, mystery, city of dreams. I remember you now, looking at these pictures, was it 2007 or 2008? My daughter and me, traveling through Italy and Switzerland and France. Did it really happen, or was it … Continue reading →

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“How long will she stay THIS time?”

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Kathy

How’s the weather in your neck of the woods?

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Lower our blood pressure to Peace

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Kathy

Some day~~perhaps today~~I shall begin to write peaceful quiet blogs.  So peaceful that our blood pressure shall lower, down, down, down to the beat of the Earth, yes, that low, the beat of Peace. Thoughts so silent that you hear … Continue reading →

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