Category Archives: In the neighborhood

Happy Birthday Vincent!

Yesterday was Naomi’s birthday and she reports that Nature’s gift to her was a new life list addition: a northern shrike. They look nice and song-birdy but they’re ruthlessly efficient. Interesting mix! Today is Vincent Van Gogh’s birthday. I had … Continue reading →

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“The Look”

Went to lunch, sat down and took my first bite. Not but a few feet away, there was a little crash as a young tall man lost his biggie drink and biggie fries to the forces of gravity and a … Continue reading →

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Future career?

Last night at Peg’s birthday party we played a few rounds of “wise and otherwise“. I’ve played that before with them. Some picks a card and selects an old proverb or saying and gives it like this: there’s an old … Continue reading →

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The little things

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Happy st patrick’s day!

How funny is it that the lovely shamrock pin that my kindergarten teacher/family neighbor and friend brought me years and years ago, the pin I’ve worn every year on March 17th — is marked on the back: czechoslovakia. And that … Continue reading →

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