Category Archives: note to self
NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 23
…I remember you are gone and good
so my bowl and mug, so starts my day… Continue reading
Posted in coffee and tea, food, Miscellany, NaPoWriMo, note to self, Poetry and Lyrics, sonnet, the creative process
Tagged coffee, dothework, eggs, food, memory, NaPoWriMo, past, poetry, process, sonnet
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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 12
As I got down my dinner plate
As I grabbed a jar of gherkins
I realized that my kitchen had
an overwhelming memory… Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, family and friends, food, NaPoWriMo, note to self, Poetry and Lyrics, sonnet, taking time to look, the creative process, traditions
Tagged dothework, family, food, hamburger, NaPoWriMo, poetry, process, sonnet, taketimetolook
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I didn’t have a single *&^% left… until I did!
This is a totally off the wall suggestion but I give it based on my own experience. You know how we laugh with a friend or groups that we’re “just outta fucks to give”? Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, Do the Work, family and friends, fountain pens, note to self, RESIST, Ripped from the headlines, words
Tagged advice, badassness, dothework, election2024, FountainPens, friends, recovery, RESIST, words
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November 5, 2024
I just went out to check for mail and to empty my coffee grounds into the garden. Beautiful sunny day, almost seventy degrees. Heading out in a bit to pick up Mom and spend the rest of the day together. … Continue reading
NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 12
Forty year old bulbs • every year a yellow • wonder – daffodils Continue reading
Posted in deadline, Do the Work, gardens and flowers, haiku, landscape, life around us, NaPoWriMo, note to self, Poetry and Lyrics, taking time to look, the creative process, weather
Tagged daffodils, dothework, garden, haiku, NaPoWriMo, poem, poetry, process, wordsworth
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