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And now for something completely different: laundry!

17 Feb

or, “the joy of having cats”

Overhead shot at the tub of a washing machine; the bottom is full of balls of hair--cat hair--with more clinging to the sides of the tub.
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September 19: a terrible echo, a cursed date.

23 Sep

“On the thirty second anniversary of the strongest, most destructive earthquake to ever hit Mexico City in its long, long history, the annual earthquake preparedness drill was held. Two hours later, another very strong earthquake, hit. At least 44 structures in the city alone collapsed within minutes, who knows how many more were condemned after thorough inspections. Who knows how many more were weakened in ways that will not be seen until the next tremor.”

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Odds and ends

8 Apr

For #RomancelandiaMovieNight next week, the movie is MAID IN MANHATTAN (2002). Cinderella, with a twist!

It’s been a bad week for reading, let alone reviewing, and I don’t have much progress to show on my sewing for #RomancingTheVote, but I can’t let the week pass without a post, lest I backslide to letting the blog die, so this short note will have to suffice.

See you next week!

Finished three pieces for a denim/solid light pink/solid royal blue pouch, with light stripped blue lining and white zipper.
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Wherever you go, there you are.

19 Nov

This is one of those things that are self-evident, no? And yet, sometimes we fail to see what’s evident until something forces us to focus on it.

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