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6/28/24: Bean Dip

Posted on June 28, 2024 by maryangelis

The neighbors just sent a group text that we’re meeting outside in the garden this evening. Nice! But what to bring? Well, there was a double-size pot of pinto beans hot on the stove, just cooked. Hm… So while they … Continue reading →

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Missed Signals

Posted on June 23, 2024 by maryangelis

(Jerusalem Sage. Not a missed signal; just something nice to look at.) Here from the past week are examples of small near-misses in messaging. If only our human communications were a little more fine-tuned, it would be a safer and … Continue reading →

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Plants: who is welcome, who belongs

Posted on June 19, 2024 by maryangelis

Every day, walking down the street or waiting at the bus stop or passing a weedy lot that at first glance seems unattractive and dull, I feel so fortunate that they all feature some kind of plant right nearby. Whenever … Continue reading →

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5/26/24: Memory of Mother N.: The Old Garden

Posted on May 26, 2024 by maryangelis

Ten days ago I took a different walk home from work. I felt like a nostalgia visit to the 2012 site of the Orthodox church, at its rented room upstairs in the community building. I wanted a look at Mother … Continue reading →

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5/12/24: Memory of Mother N.: Blooming Where They’re Planted

Posted on May 12, 2024 by maryangelis

After Mother N. passed away, I dreamed about her in a new life restoring an ancient church in the mountains. There was a sequel dream the very next night. In the sequel dream, the whole congregation was moving away to … Continue reading →

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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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