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Sometimes a little attitude goes a long way

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Mary Beth Frezon

I was actually rummaging for something else and stopped by Susan Arbetter’s blog at the TU.  There I discover she’s asking folks to “submit your coup haiku” to memorialize (?) the silliness/travesty that is the NYS Legislature.  Who could resist … Continue reading →

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Wherein she tours in Western Mass

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Mary Beth Frezon

I read about a new exhibit at the Clark over in Williamstown.  I often read about stuff like this and then I read how it’s over… oops!  So I decided I would go today, opening day, to this exhibit – … Continue reading →

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An oft-spoken poem from my childhood

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Mary Beth Frezon

and from my mother’s: Fog The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. — Carl Sandburg Tomorrow is “Poem in your pocket” day! Read a poem or … Continue reading →

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who knew?

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Mary Beth Frezon

Dr. Spina, … cited another benefit: “preparation for the cocktail-party circuit” by having to balance dishware and cutlery. “You eventually have to learn how to hold your hors d’oeuvre and cocktail in one hand while making animated conversation with the … Continue reading →

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Today’s the day…

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Mary Beth Frezon

… that Robert Frost was writing about: Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to … Continue reading →

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