“Callum and Radio Flyer” in Chris Booth’s Flickr Stream.
Licensed under the Creative Commons.

Encounter
by Czeslaw Milosz
We were riding through frozen fields in a wagon at dawn.
A red wing rose in the darkness.
And suddenly a hare ran across the road.
One of us pointed to it with his hand.
That was long ago. Today neither of them is [...]

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Not going to lie, one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving (well, that isn’t part of reflecting on how lucky I am and how loved I feel) is the Macy’s Parade.  I know it is kind of corny, and I know that it is a little dull… but, I used to watch it every year [...]

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I spent most of Sat. at Gettysburg Remembrance Day up in PA.  I took a dear friend, who hails from Canada, to give her a taste of super Americana– I think it went well.  More soon, this week is busy– two papers due, Thanksgiving, making my Christmas cards.  Too much, really.

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“Fisherman Qualities Toco-Trinidad, WI” from Athinaf’s Flickr Stream.
Licensed under the Creative Commons.
To Fishermen
by Carol Frost
No more savage art: filleting: a deft pressure along the
backbone
from tail fan to the red gills: fighting mystery with a
honed blade
through the small bones: salt and scales on face and
hands:: the Greek God,
as well, found flesh unmysterious, but in anger [...]

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Hooray!  I new all these mornings spent on NotCot would lead me to the most perfect (and different) calander.  I spotted this one, from KrissColorStripes‘ Etsy shop via NotCot this morning.  Like the poster at NotCot, I like that each month has its own color pallate.  I’ve been toying around with doing a variation on [...]

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When it looks like this outside…

I put these on…

And make my favorite lunch…

Not so bad for a cloudy, wet, and cold Monday in November…

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“Making Harnesses…” from the Library of Congress’ Flickr Stream.

Still Life with Needle
Paula Bohince
Mending by oven heat–
push-pin painted to mimic a peach, its felt
leaf dusty as the black ribbon
I used to snake through my braid
each morning.
And there, wedged in the kit: an orphan
earring, opal pried out,
a mussel shell, smoke-blue, its sand loose
on the satin.
Nightgown limp on [...]

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Just a few more snaps processed with the Poladroid, aka my new favorite free application.  Autumn is my favorite season, so some autumn photos run through a Poladroid does make for a good Thurs AM…

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Moss Apothecary Terrarium by Lady Farrah on Etsy.
I’ve finally gotten around to updating the “Keeping Me Inspired” sidebar… take a peek at what I’ve been staring at and thinking on for the past few months.  Sometimes I feel like I should just put a link to NotCot there, since I go there probably 5 times [...]

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It looks normal, right?  Homemade Deodorant…
Ah!  And you thought I wasn’t going to make good on my promise from way, way long ago to make my own deodorant!  Well, I did it.  (Finally).  I used Angry Chicken’s “recipe” but substituted lavender instead of orange oil (I kept the ylang ylang).  It went together a little [...]

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