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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

I’ve missed all of you! We’ll see if this works.  For some reason, Apple’s “cloud-in-the-sky” (some fuddy-duddy thing called MobileMe) decided to oust me for the past couple of weeks, even though all is seemingly well on my end.  After hours of technical support and a final sad shake of a head–“we don’t know what’s […]

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You Have To Be Careful

I’m having problems with my blog software, so there may be some absences or technical difficulties until next week, while I take this week to solve them.  You’ll have to endure, as will I. In the meantime, I like this poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. Listen to a temporary streaming of Ray LaMontagne’s entire new […]

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Creative Dreams

The Squam Art Workshops are retreats for the imagination, set on what looks like an idyllic location–Squam Lake, NH.  I’ve never been, but I’m hoping to attend one day.  They were started by Elizabeth MacCrellish in 2008, as “an enterprise that is dedicated to infusing art with spirit, and life with all manner of creative […]

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How To Be Alone

I’ve just finished The Evolution of God by Robert Wright, and my brain feels like a stuffed green pepper.  One of these days I’ll share, in a succinct and clear way, what I learned.  To compare, I’ve picked up Stephen Prothero’s God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World–and Why Their […]

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Idea Bank

Today, just a few things I think are grand.  Don’t know when I’ll use them, but use them I will. Brenna’s Paper Capiz Shell Chandelier on Design*Sponge.  See the above picture?  How exquisite is that?  Liliana and I will have to make this at some point.  Maybe for her bedroom.  Maybe for the deck. What […]

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