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As of Sept. 8, 2014
Category Archives: Parenting
Write, Eat, Drink, Sleep, Repeat.
For the past three days, I’ve been at a Writing Conference/course in Port Townsend , WA. The Centrum Writer’s series takes place on the campus of Fort Worden State Park, and we met there each day in a small cabin … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Parenting, Writing
Tagged blogs, family, Kathleen Alcala, love, Port Townsend, Spanish writing, Townsend Bay Soap, Writers, writing, Writing classes
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The Middle… I hope.
I am hoping that this is the Middle. The middle would mean that I’m half way through something and that seems very appealing right now. Half way through a week from hell, check. Half way through too many decisions, check. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Death, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Writing
Tagged aging parents, Death, end of life, hospice, mothers, Palliative care
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To Each His Own… Troubles.
I’ve said it before, life is not about fairness; it isn’t fair. Each of us has our own troubles to work through and who hasn’t said, at some point, this just isn’t fair. However, this weekend felt like being smacked … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Mothers, Parenting, Writing
Tagged aging, Death, death of a parent, end of life decisions, Grandparents, Huntington's Disease, Moms, parents
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Death and All His Friends
The news this week that Steve Jobs had died, came as both a shock and not-a-shock-at- all to most people. It was not a shock, because anyone who has been paying attention over the past couple of years knew: Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Death, Honest observations on many things, Musings, My world, Parenting
Tagged Apple, Death, Fate, Father, iPod, Mac, Musings, Stanford speech, Steve Jobs, Tragedy
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The Middle- Continued Negotiations at the U.N.
For new readers: This year we took in two foreign exchange students, known here as China (16, boy) and Denmark (16, girl), making our home the U.N. for ten months. Our youngest son, Little Man (15), represents the U.S. Our middle … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, High School, Musings, My world, Parenting, The U.N.
Tagged China, Denmark, exchange students, Humor, parenting, Puzzles, Teens, The U.N., U.S.
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Brought to you by the number 10,000…or One Big Ego Trip in the Blog World
Note: This is one big, tooting my own horn blog entry. If you just can’t stomach it, move to another page now. Seriously, switch pages. I could even suggest some other things to read instead: Some of my favorite books; or … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Ego, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Writing, Yee haw
Tagged 10000 Reads!, blog, Ego, Ego Trip, Facebook, Freshly Pressed, Hubris, Incredibly excited, Kanye West, narcissistic, readers, reflections, The Count, WordPress, writing
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The Middle- My Jewish Identity Crisis
L’Shana Tovah! It means (simply) Happy New Year, in Hebrew. Tonight at sundown marks the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and for me brings to focus the identity crisis I’ve been in for just over a year. … Continue reading
Posted in Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Women's issues
Tagged identity, Irael, Jewish, parenting, religion, Rosh Hashanah, thoughts
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It’s a Tribal Thing… Winning point Books.
Last week, I was reading a book on my Kindle. That statement, in itself, seems all wrong to me: reading a BOOK on my Kindle. I don’t use my Kindle for all my reading, but I got it because I … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Humor, Musings, Parenting, travel
Tagged Books, Kindle, reading, Sherman Alexie
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The Middle, Soundbites From The UN
Note: Even though I just posted yesterday, my goal is to post Mon, Wed. and late Fri., from now on. Two longer ones and one short one on Wed. called The Middle. I want to stick with that plan. … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Teens
Tagged blog, China, Denmark, exchange students, Food, International relations, Math, Snow
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 