Monthly Archives: March 2013

Owies and Itchies

On an ordinary March afternoon in this land of sunshine just thirty-three degrees north of the equator, birds were singing special spring songs, and strong urges permeated the air.   The annual planting compulsion hit me and I started digging in … Continue reading

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Pangaea Prize for Poets

Pangaea Prize for Poets Enter a series of poems with a common theme. Not big prize money but winner gets published in an anthology & nominated for the Push Cart!!! The Pangaea Prize

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Unbelievable Unleavened PBs

In a bit of a hurry, no time for this but just really craving a soft, warm, homemade treat, I decided to whip up these cookies, noting the recipe said it was EASY. (Adapted from a recipe on C&H Sugar … Continue reading

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My Blue Thumb

I do not have a green thumb when it comes to growing plants. I have just enough success to keep me semi-motivated and hopeful, so I suppose it isn’t what people would call brown, either. I think it’s blue. It’s pretty sad … Continue reading

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How People Are

Today I am going to a baby shower for a young woman I hardly know. All the other attendees will be strangers complete and thirty years younger than me. But I was invited and I need to get to know … Continue reading

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