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In Memoriam

December 19, 2011

So many friends and family members have experienced the death of someone near to them in this past year, and are still in the first year of mourning. Marge Piercy’s poem “Kaddish,” an interpretation of the Kaddish spoken by Jewish mourners during the first year after the death of a close family member, also seems [...]

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Letters from Father Christmas; J. R. R. Tolkien (1920-1943; first published 1976)

December 12, 2011

Another holiday favorite in this house are the extraordinary letters and drawings Father Christmas sent the Tolkien children between 1920 and 1943. Take a moment to remember the world created by Tolkien in The Hobbit and the Ring Trilogy, remember the maps, drawings and paintings with which he illustrated them, and then imagine being the [...]

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Reading aloud in Advent time

December 10, 2011

I’ve been silent for weeks here, finishing NaNoWriMo (52K, baby!) and then, guess what, having so much fun on the current novel that it’s all I want to work on in those wee dark morning moments I secrete away for my creative delight. And by the way, I wasn’t having much fun for the first [...]

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Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymous Bosch; Nancy Willard & The Dillons, 1992

October 31, 2011

It’s time to start thinking about holiday gifts (if you’re not one of those people who did it all in July). For the children on your list, you can never go wrong with books. Most kids don’t have enough, and those few who do, who are tripping over piles of them in their bedroom—well, hopefully [...]

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Steve Jobs 1955-2011

October 5, 2011

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Wildly inspiring use of a small space for habitation

October 5, 2011

This is the kind of thing that gets me so excited I can’t sleep:

Description of the project here.

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Thank you, Portland

September 28, 2011

For a blissful movie experience at Living Room Theaters. See Gainsbourg if you can (most smoking EVER in a movie). It’s made by the same fabulous woman, Joann Sfar, who wrote and illustrated the graphic novel The Rabbi’s Cat.

For yummy tacos at Por Qué No? and lush Pho at Jade Teahouse.
For stellar yoga classes, yin [...]

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Rah Rah for Ta Tas (Hallelujah)

September 18, 2011

In Portland, OR today more than 35,000 people walked and ran in Race for the Cure to raise money for breast cancer research, early detection and education. The energy of the crowd was peaceful and joyous—in part because of how seamlessly and carefully the huge event was organized—nothing for participants to fret about—plenty of information [...]

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extraordinary

June 12, 2011

You can see them in August at Jacob’s Pillow.

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music for a Tuesday morning

June 7, 2011

Travelin’ Blues, 23rd Psalm.
The Littlest Birds, ”Oh My Darling,” and more, using the cello to great effect  (scroll down for player).
Make your own music for a Tuesday morning (click in the squares.)

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