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Things That Make Me Smile

A few things that make my teeth show.  [Scroll over the words to find the links.]

Megan Galante’s beautiful paper roses and leaves display for the window display at Only Hearts.

Charles Rafferty’s poem, “Against Hesitation.”  Digest slowly.  If you crave more, go to Brian Brodeur’s site for an interview with Charles.

If you stare at it long enough
the mountain becomes unclimbable.
Tally it up. How much time have you spent
waiting for the soup to cool?
Icicles hang from January gutters
only as long as they can. Fingers pause
above piano keys for the chord
that will not form. Slam them down
I say. Make music of what you can.
Some people stop at the wrong corner
and waste a dozen years hoping
for directions. I can’t be them.
Tell every girl I’ve ever known
I’m coming to break her door down,
that my teeth will clench
the simple flower I only knew
not to give . . . Ah, how long did I stand
beneath the eaves believing the storm
would stop? It never did.
And there is lightning in me still.

Patti Griffin’s collaboration with Emmylou Harris on “Little Fire.”

Megan Duerkson’s rainbow cake (with recipe)!  [Photo used with Megan’s permission.]

A February 8, 2010, wine bar event for Eve at Beaujo’s Wine Bar and Bistro in Edina.  [Update on 1.5.11: This link is now dead.  Sorry you missed the event!]  If you’re in the area and would enjoy such a thing, please come.  The $38 cost (plus tax and gratuity) covers the new paperback of Eve, wine, light food fare, and great conversation.  Limit: 20 people.  There’s more information on my News & Events page.

What’s making you smile today?

[Post image: Frost lining our backyard trees]

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