Year: 2013

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End of Year

I started my New Year process last night with Susannah Conway’s New Year workbook. Strictly speaking, I started by checking my website’s analytics, which were dismal. Oh, the year over year wasn’t bad, but looking at the numbers since the […]

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Winding Down

Janalisa brought us these super cute cookies in a Christmas basket. At this point, all the kids are gone — the girls back to their homes and the boys on a rock climbing trip. I was back at work today […]

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FOs of 2013

Unless I’ve forgotten something, these Christmas gifts are my finished objects of 2014. Fluffy scarf Cotton-silk sweater Wool sweater

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Will You Be Ready?

“Will you be ready?” in this modern Advent carol is about spiritual readiness, but I am worrying about being ready in a more worldly sense. Do I have enough stuff for stockings? Will I get #2 son’s sweater finished in […]

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Calm

Christmas songs can be exciting, but right now I don’t really want excitement. Calm would be good. I therefore offer you “Wind Through the Olive Tress,” which is a calm and pretty little song. It is said to be a […]

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Those Who Have Been Drinking…

It is customary in choirs for people to ask questions on behalf of their section. “The altos,” we’ll say, “need to hear measure 19,” or “Can you play the tenor line after the fermata? We’re confused.” So it was not […]