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Earlier this week, I thought I was stepping to spring. I felt a surge of energy returning after a long sickness and I began to flip through gardening books and plan for DIRT and sunshine. It will come…. It will… But… not…. quite… yet.… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 28: The Yearning for Spring Edition”
The most wonderful thing happened this morning. I’ve been sick all week. Bad BAD cold. Cough. No energy. Cough. Much time in bed watching Dr. Who and … pretty much anything I could find. Woke this morning …coughing. Rolled out of bed …. coughing. … Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 27: The Epiphanic Edition”
… his push for happiness was out of sync with the world’s; his ambition was for safety, security, a life of enough food and shelter and money, books and love, the luxury of pursuing the truth by art. The luxury of looking deeply, of… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 26: The Books and Love Edition”
A week of … luxuriating in Serendipity and Simplicity. Life is glorious, don’t you think? And as I work this week on loosening up and stepping out of “schedule strictness” — I offer up this week’s shake and bake a day early in order… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 25: The Working for the Weekend Edition”
Hullo Yooz How went your week? For me… ’twas a week of … interesting things… Of body pain, surprisingly tasty moments of stillness and things still managing to get themselves done. I’ve had a bad tooth all week. The pain began LAST Friday, but… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 24: ToothAchey Yum Yum Yum Edition”
Hullo Sweeties How was your week? I hope your winter world is warming (if you are in a winter world). I hope you found some joy and beauty. I hope you are well. For me… a lil of the up… a lil of the… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 23: The Right/Write Track Edition”
I So don’t want to be here. Not here, as in on the beautiful bay but… yeah, sometimes that too. Not here, as in on this earth but… well it do get tiring now and again don’t it. I cannot tell a lie. But… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 22: The Drudgeface Edition (a PatheticPam Joint)”
Hey all. February … continues… If you haven’t noticed, It’s been a rather … hard month for me up here at the shaky shake. But it has also been a good month. There is much to be found in the deep dark. If, as… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 21: The Deep Dark Spark Edition”
There’s a new Assistant Librarian in town… and it ain’t me. Yep… I did indeed apply for a job at the library last week. I had a wonderful interview but, sadly, I was not chosen. Drat! The hours would have folded in nicely with… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 17: The Que Sera Sera Edition”
It was just a small fire….. Friday morning… I built up the fire too fast and too freaking hot and … sure enough, I heard the roar of…. Chimney Fire. But do not fear, my pretties, all is well. There was no damage to… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 16: The Up in Smoke Edition”
A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen
Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over
Stories and photos from Scotland
Historical fiction, poetry, essays
A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen
Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over
Stories and photos from Scotland
Historical fiction, poetry, essays