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NaPoWriMo – Day Twenty-nine

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

I listened to Billy Collins talking and reading tonight. And then I listened to a whole lot of people reading a whole lotta poems in celebration of National Poetry Month – an event put on by the Academy of American … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-eight

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

Mom texts me to say she’s resting after gardening. she’s been out since eight turning soil filling and emptying the rusty old wheelbarrow scarfing around plants she put in early this year. Now resting happily. I put my feet into … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Here’s to getting here and finding the light and appreciating it where we find it. Northern Exposure End Scene: More Light from Markus Avrelius on Vimeo. Survived a night with roaring winds and rain so I might be a little … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo – Day 9

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

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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Words to Ponder

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Thanks to James Gurney for these words from a fine poet. …May your inner eye See through the surfaces And glean the real presence Of everything that meets you May your soul beautify The desire of your eyes That you … Continue reading →

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