Category Archives: In the neighborhood

NaPoWriMo – Day Sixteen

A weird Thursday, woke to snow (and an open window since I totally missed that forecast). Bright and sunny and cold but with wild wind and changing sky. Worms are settling in. Internet finally returns after twenty-four plus hours… it’s … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo – Day Fourteen

Busy day doing not much of anything and I’m trying to work with the NaPoWriMo prompt and now I’ve forgotten what it was really all about… You’ve taken that quiz: what x number of people living or dead would you … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo – Day Thirteen

Well, to say the least, it was raining. And then it rained some more. And then Billy Collins did his live reading at 5:30 – Thank you Billy! When the rain came down making circles in circles of the world … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo – Day Twelve

I think many are experiencing these sudden grabs of emotion. Every day, a swath of tears leaps unexpected a cut of green against weeds in an April landscape The rest runs to rules hills fading to light and blue above … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo – Day 9

So very rainy and later windy today. Did some “productive things” like changed the sheets and did some wash, did the dishes I left over yesterday, fed the happy if chilly sourdough starter. Figured out a way to keep it … Continue reading

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