Red Cedar
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Month: August 2009
Canning madness.
Last week we had planned on a 3-4 day kayaking trip with friends in Victoria which didn’t happen (for us) because I wasn’t up to kayaking in the steady rain that greeted us Monday morning. Instead, Brian and I got back on the ferry… Continue Reading “Canning madness.”
A poem for sharing.
I was looking for a wedding song for a friend, tossing around the idea of putting a poem to music rather than doing a conventional/ridiculous love song. Found this, and although it’s not what I needed it moved me to share it. Mary Oliver… Continue Reading “A poem for sharing.”
Bad feelings.
Last night I reached a breaking point. You know, the kind that leaves you paralyzed, teary and raging angry all at the same time? Yeah, one of those. Problem being, I let things build up and build up, pretending everything is fine…. and when… Continue Reading “Bad feelings.”
More holidays…..
Now here’s a weird outcome of the recession: it seems that lots more people in the US are refusing the claim the bodies of family members so they don’t have to pay for their funerals. Which is apropos of nothing else in my life… Continue Reading “More holidays…..”
Bookish: The Believers
About three-quarters of the way through Zoe Heller’s recent novel The Believers I realized that not only did I not like (or believe) any of the book’s characters, but none of them were going to be redeemed by the end either. Indeed, a bitter… Continue Reading “Bookish: The Believers”
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