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Here is the row of pitchers on my windowsill. There are five of them, plus a sixth pot. I made the five pitchers and the small lidded jar was made by Jim Makins. I can see them when I sit at the kitchen counter, where I write. They remind me of something I did once, but no […]

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Today is the last day of November, and the final day of the Yeah Write November blog challenge. No doubt you’ve noticed I’ve been posting daily. I don’t know if I could have completed this challenge if I hadn’t had the month off from work, but I did, and had the time to write daily. […]

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Dear Rachel, I just wanted to write you a post about how much I miss Sunday having pancakes and bacon with you. Love, Mom My daughter and I used to have pancakes and bacon for breakfast every Sunday she spent with me, but three years ago she gave up meat, and I won’t make bacon […]

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I try to get each post written the day before it goes out, but here I am, late again. We got home from my sister’s house last night, and though it wasn’t late we were exhausted. The drive was about three hours, and traffic wasn’t bad (I think you’re allowed to say that after you’ve […]

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Thanksgiving is celebrated all over the world, and for me Thanksgiving this year is a day I am particularly thankful. The past six weeks have been very tough for me personally, and even tougher for the world. Things feel like they are careening out of control from the hordes of people following Donald Trump (regardless, […]

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