Monthly Archives: April 2024

4/29/24: Memory of Mother N: The New Life

Posted on April 29, 2024 by maryangelis

Yesterday I was searching for and admiring the art of Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin. Here is “Batiliman” (1940), from his Crimea travel landscape series. That was two years before the artist died of hunger, back in Leningrad during the Siege. His … Continue reading →

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4/20/24: Memory of Mother N.: A Day of Rest

Posted on April 20, 2024 by maryangelis

For one life topic, Mother N. had no mechanical aptitude or herbal remedy to share. It came up during one of our car junkets. As we talked I shared with her that despite my best efforts at attitude and actions, … Continue reading →

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4/14/24: A Dog’s Breakfast

Posted on April 14, 2024 by maryangelis

Back in the day, one of the elder relatives in our Irish extended family had the hope of inspiring me toward more ladylike and classy behavior, and used to tell me in sorrowful tones that my room / homework / … Continue reading →

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4/11/24: Bingo’s Bedtime Walk

Posted on April 13, 2024 by maryangelis

Mary: Whenever I take Bingo on walks myself, he really gravitates to that phone pole there. Angelina. Yes he does. And there he goes. Who’s a good boy?… So! Mare! Back to you. Just read your latest blog page. I’m … Continue reading →

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4/7/24: Losing Your Religion

Posted on April 7, 2024 by maryangelis

Another Thought, 4/8: Just reading Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg. One of the points is that to engage in a negotiation (and many personal conversations are exactly that), we have to settle What are we talking about? Who are we? How … Continue reading →

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