Epilogue and Prologue
My last post was about my friend John and concluded with a call to action, learned from my relationship with him, to share more of…
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Far from perfect
The past three months kind of sucked. It was absolutely a first-world problem kind of suck, but they sucked nonetheless. At the start of September,…
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Where we started
I just got back from my husband’s family reunion at the home of one of his brothers, in Minnesota. It was in a truly beautiful small…
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Curveball 0 Routine 1
The past few weeks I’ve been completely overjoyed to have my regular work schedule back. I loved remembering what it felt like to make real progress,…
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A little perspective
It’s been a busy time for milestones. (Do other countries measure life’s achievements in kilometer stones?) On the bright side, my daughter graduated from elementary…
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The view
My daughter went back to in-person school this week, which was both exciting and annoying. Exciting for obvious reasons, and especially because she’s happy about…
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Legacy
Have you ever heard of Ben Shahn? He was an American artist born in Lithuania who did these great social realist works. This one is…
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Mind at rest
I am incredibly grateful this week: I have been able to get back into the studio on a regular basis. It is still a pretty…
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Simple, portable, doable
So there I was, thinking, “When things quiet down and get a little more normal, I’ll write something new.” I checked, and my last blog…
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That place
This week I am…on vacation! Talk about lucky: My husband, daughter, and I are on a much-anticipated trip to Hawaii. You have probably already heard…