Author Archives: Mary Beth Frezon

The return and this and that (and cats of course)

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

First off, shout out to Katie at the Jewelry Repair Center in Schodack. I took a chance one day and stopped in to see what could be done about my crystal pendant. I’d gotten it in 2006 to commemorate getting … Continue reading →

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For the quote box

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness. — John Ruskin And this: It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy … Continue reading →

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Day 30 NaPoWriMo 2022

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

I didn’t get the new plants potted in their big pots but I did go out and sit with them this afternoon. In front of me was the warm yellow of the daffodils still holding court in the front garden. … Continue reading →

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Day 29 NaPoWriMo 2022

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

The penultimate day of NaPoWriMo has arrived. It’s time. We’ve all got things to do. But it’s still a little sad to see NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo wind down for another year. We might be nervous on March thirty-first but April always finds … Continue reading →

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Day 28 NaPoWriMo 2022

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

I went to see a talk that was supposed to happen in April 2020. Then it was rescheduled to September 2020 and then April 2021 and then… Well and here we all were at Proctors in Schenectady and out came … Continue reading →

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