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Broken pottery and other inconveniences

Posted on March 13, 2023 by stillalife

Recently, I’ve reverted back to life as it was during the months of quarantine, a time when ideas for new blog topics were as scarce as cat food and toilet paper. Quarantine returned last week after my husband and I tested … Continue reading →

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It’s a date

Posted on July 22, 2021 by stillalife

I predict that in 2022, I’ll never miss an appointment, and even better, every single day I’ll  be surrounded by fuzzy animal babies and birds with wingspans of 747’s. All thanks to the National Wildlife Federation, Earth Justice, The Wilderness … Continue reading →

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If the shoe fits

Posted on May 29, 2021 by stillalife

Our attention spans are shortening. “An average attention span— the amount of concentrated time on a task without becoming distracted — has decreased to just 8 seconds. This is 50% less than 17 years ago!” I can vouch for the … Continue reading →

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Homage to flowers with Shakespeare’s help

Posted on April 14, 2021 by stillalife

Longer days, blue skies, vaccinations, and flowers are the best treatments to erase the winter and Covid blues, and lately I’ve been able to experience them all. But there’s no guarantee of daily sun until after the Fourth of July; … Continue reading →

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Are we ready for normal, new or otherwise?

Posted on March 24, 2021 by stillalife

Many writers are talking about the new normal as if it was about to fling its door open and welcome everyone in; more suspect is the notion that everyone is clamoring to get in. I struggle between living in the … Continue reading →

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Doing things you’ll never do well

Posted on February 21, 2021 by stillalife

In a recent issue of “The New Yorker,” writer Margaret Talbot reviewed three related books* that argue for “the value of learning to do things you’ll never do well.” Not only is trying something new an “antidote to perfectionism,” but … Continue reading →

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Learning from mistakes

Posted on February 9, 2021 by stillalife

“I got a rejection letter from an editor at HarperCollins, who included a report from his professional reader… As I read the report, the world became very quiet and stopped rotating. What poisoned me was the fact that the report’s … Continue reading →

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Out with the Rat

Posted on January 9, 2021 by stillalife

After a week that involved a colonoscopy and the horror of a president aiding and abetting destruction in the nation’s capital, what could I possibly write about? In anticipation of my medical procedure, a friend encouraged me to write a … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Part II

Posted on December 24, 2020 by stillalife

In my last blog, I reported on assorted “gifts” received during the first twelve days of Christmas. Since then, twelve more days have passed. Still no partridge in a pear tree, but much more to report. On day thirteen, I … Continue reading →

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Twelve days of Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2020 by stillalife

This year, especially, most of us will not be blessed with twelve imaginative Christmas gifts the likes of geese laying, maids milking, and golden rings under our trees.  Reporting on my first twelve days of December, I can say that … Continue reading →

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