waltzing
into the new year
dragons soar
weather turns
cold and frosty
friends visit
holiday lights
year winds down
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
December 30, 2011
looking back
thinking ahead
year’s end
copying cd’s
new playlist
two years of my
daughter’s concerts
conductor extraordinaire
Thursday, December 29, 2011
December 29, 2011
round green door
a comfortable hole
nods to Tolkien
copying daughter’s
orchestra cd’s
into iTunes
doctor’s visit
Sasha’s results bad
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
December 28, 2011
silver hair
another year older
pouring rain
quiet day
rearranging
the pantry
vet visit
early evening
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
December 27, 2011
reflections
end of year
birthday
splendid day
lunch and visit
with a friend
baking a cake
napping with pets
Monday, December 26, 2011
December 26, 2011
learning to cook
shopping for ingredients
which oil is which
visiting with friends
walking a Cretan labyrinth
hiking in the woods
shopping for ingredients
learning to cook
Sunday, December 25, 2011
December 25, 2011
howling winds
branches crash
holiday movies
quiet day
writing
posting photos
watching holiday movies
taking a nap
Saturday, December 24, 2011
December 24, 2011
love and joy
holiday magic
haiku community
quiet day
working on
the computer
good visit from
a dear friend
Friday, December 23, 2011
December 23, 2011
artificial
christmas tree
genuine family love
wonderful visit
with my son, his wife,
and my beautiful 3 yr. old
granddaughter
love abounds
Thursday, December 22, 2011
December 22, 2011
winter solstice
light returns
dreams of peace
wrapping presents
while watching
holiday movies
anticipating with love
son’s holiday visit
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
December 21, 2011
holiday lights
bright enough for my friends
in Kalamazoo to see
holiday decorations
with more lights
finally complete
good vet visit
friends stop by
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
December 20, 2011
9 more strings
of holiday lights
finally enough--maybe
finished reading
the first draft of
my first novel
put up more
holiday lights
Monday, December 19, 2011
December 19, 2011
rescued pets
find refuge
warmth and love
reading the first third
of my novel
one month
after writing it
lunch with a friend
Sunday, December 18, 2011
December 18, 2011
was the corn
ever knee-high
cold wet summer
bound two quilts
ready for delivery
lovely nap
freshly cooked
apple-pear-cranberry sauce
Saturday, December 17, 2011
December 17, 2011
colored lights
shine through fresh snow
carolers sing
quilting and squaring
two quilts
running errands
rearranging living room
fresh brownies
Friday, December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
peeling
layer after layer
healing magic
putting up
more holiday
decorations
two quilts pinned
after backs sewn
Thursday, December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011
blue lights
against pink walls
holiday sparkle
tutoring on the
last day before break
doctor’s visit
another sinus infection
pets sleep peacefully
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011
dogs watching
out the windows
holiday lights
students with
wandering minds
holidays approach
more lights strung
excellent vet visit
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
December 13, 2011
putting up lights
memories of
holidays past
holiday lights
twinkling
inside and out
celebrating
the season of light
Monday, December 12, 2011
December 12, 2011
with a Kindle
on my treadmill
walking page by page
quilting
through the day
helped by
three dogs and
three cats
Sunday, December 11, 2011
December 11, 2011
fresh greens
and beets
winter garden
one quilt top
half pieced
student delivers
fresh garden
produce
Saturday, December 10, 2011
December 10, 2011
the purple house
an island landmark
I call home
quiet day at home
laying out two quilts
tending to chores
napping with Sasha
most pleasant
Friday, December 9, 2011
December 9, 2011
son’s e-mail
and daughter’s texts
heartfelt thanks
therapy appointment
fifteen minutes on
new treadmill
tutoring geometry
brownies baking
Thursday, December 8, 2011
December 8, 2011
pouring rain
walking
on a treadmill
new treadmill
walked a half mile
cats fascinated
tutored a student
in algebra two
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
December 7, 2011
breathe
through the pain
foggy morning
tutoring
teaching
bridge class
difficult appointment
nice vet visit
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
December 6, 2011
text message
after fourteen year absence
greatest gift
tutoring
assembling
cat furniture
with helping
paws
Monday, December 5, 2011
December 5, 2011
empty nest
filled with
dogs and cats
editing blogs
laundry
reading
napping
enjoyable day
Sunday, December 4, 2011
December 4, 2011
yard light
a beacon
guiding dogs
quiet day
finishing chores
reading and
napping
with dogs and cats
Saturday, December 3, 2011
December 3, 2011
big pink tongue
licking my face
dog kisses
new quilt finished
afternoon spent
reading under it
cleaning my desk
enjoying a movie
Thursday, December 1, 2011
December 1, 2011
dogs climb
carpet-covered
cat furniture
allergy results show
strong allergy to cats
assembled two large
pieces of cat furniture
cats here to stay
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
November 30, 2011
secret home for
woodland gnomes
a squirrel runs past
Sasha has gained
8 oz. in one week
best possible news
month ends
on a high note
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
November 28, 2011
waltzing
triangles into squares
as I quilt
108 squares cut
into 216 triangles
then sewn into
108 squares
day of quilting
November 29, 2011
fibromyalgia
life-changing diagnosis
quilting continues
tutoring and
marking papers
108 squares
become quilt top
beautiful day
Sunday, November 27, 2011
November 27, 2011
hot
shower
amid
freezing
rain
quilted two
quilts with Sasha
lovely nap
quilts squared
and bound
Saturday, November 26, 2011
November 26, 2011
piecing a quilt top
dogs sleeping on
the sewing table
a quilt top pieced
then after a nap
two quilt backs sewn
two quilts pinned
dogs and cats helping
Friday, November 25, 2011
November 25, 2011
rubbing my leg
purring in my ear
best friends
appointments
and errands
new quilt laid out
hot rock massage
sunny fall day
Thursday, November 24, 2011
November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving joy
a text message
from my daughter
quiet day
quilt squared
and bound
baking cornbread
and brownies
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
November 23, 2011
wind chimes
gently sound
drifting yellow leaves
dogs home
from the groomers
looking spiffy
another chapter
weekend ahead
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
November 22, 2011
endless rain
muddy paw prints
across the floor
morning tutoring
home just in time
pouring rain
endless rain
never-ending rain
Monday, November 21, 2011
November 21, 2011
cold autumn rain
cascades off the blue roof
a mug of hot tea
unceasing rain
new flash fiction
helping a student
prep for math final
quiet day
Sunday, November 20, 2011
November 20, 2011
first novel
world of
new discoveries
first draft of
first novel
completed
60319 words
dragons roar
Saturday, November 19, 2011
November 19, 2011
weekend writing
aroma of fresh
brownies baking
more than enough
words still five
chapters in my novel
fresh brownies
new oven works
Friday, November 18, 2011
November 18, 2011
thirty days
50,000 words
madcap writing
therapy appointment
another chapter written
afternoon spent reading
new oven installed
snow mixed with rain
Thursday, November 17, 2011
November 17, 2011
sitting on a tricycle
in the backyard
a rattlesnake
proctoring exams
tutoring math
running errands
very rainy and cold
glad to be home
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
November 16, 2011
hummingbird
feeding from a fuchsia
morning shower
tutoring
three students
teaching my
bridge class
vet visit
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
November 15, 2011
lone frog sleeping on a log
on the stove
applesauce simmers
morning tutoring
encouraging students
afternoon reading
napping, recovering
nice day
Monday, November 14, 2011
November 14, 2011
summer days spent
roller skating and
climbing trees
another chapter written
doctor’s appointment
lunch with a friend
reading and napping
with Sasha
Sunday, November 13, 2011
November 13, 2011
cold wind
whipping pine needles
shower steam whirls
record number of
words written
in one day
reading and napping
wind whips wildly
Saturday, November 12, 2011
November 12, 2011
dripping rain
swirling wind
three slugs wander
writing, writing,
words flowing
reading
chores
napping
Friday, November 11, 2011
November 11, 2011
wind chimes
gently sound
drifting yellow leaves
dogs home
from the groomers
looking spiffy
another chapter
weekend ahead
Thursday, November 10, 2011
November 10, 2011
clouds lightly draping
the full moon
temperatures drop
replacement oven
results in brownie soup
tutoring students
at home and school
vet calls with great news
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
November 9, 2011
early darkness
slugs lining
the purple walkway
Wednesday
the never-ending day
tutoring, teaching
therapy, vet visit
20921 words
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
November 8, 2011
twilight zone
dragons soar
as faeries dance
another chapter
tutoring
writing class
chiropractor
errands
Monday, November 7, 2011
November 7, 2011
food bowls filled
water dishes clean and fresh
time to write
taking a risk
accepting the challenge
NaNoWriMo
quiet day
writing
chores
napping
reading
Sunday, November 6, 2011
November 6, 2011
in the recliner
under an afghan
reading with the cat
nearly 15,000 words
and eight chapters
afternoon reading
with Sasha
darkness falls early
Saturday, November 5, 2011
November 5, 2011
kindred spirits
around the world
NaHaiWriMo
writing, writing
two more chapters
reading, napping
chores
super day
Friday, November 4, 2011
November 4, 2011
the Rosetta Stone
my son and I
touch history
good news
from the vet
roller coaster ride
massage
art show opening
Thursday, November 3, 2011
November 3, 2011
icy chill
down my spine
winter’s near
bad news
from the vet
colors the day
tutoring students
reading and napping
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
November 2, 2011
yellow leaves
drifting downwards
a wind chime echoes
coaching four students
second chapter written
taught bridge class
vet visit for Sasha
high winds whipping trees
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
November 1, 2011
chocolate cake
at day’s end
cat purrs
1809 words
first chapter
first day
tutored 3 students
chiropractor visit
Monday, October 31, 2011
October 31, 2011
fairy spirits
dancing in the moonlight
an owl hoots
novel outlined
ready for
NaNoWriMo
doctor’s visit
fibromyalgia
Sunday, October 30, 2011
October 30, 2011
the wind whips
through fir trees
carrying secrets
first novel
planning underway
cold windy day
napping and
writing
October 29, 2011
final resting place
under the fir tree
a crow caws
quiet day
napping
reading
snuggling
with pets
Friday, October 28, 2011
October 28, 2011
Rufous hummers
leaving Anna’s behind
fair weather friends
quiet day
new massage
therapist
vet stops by
pouring rain
Thursday, October 27, 2011
October 27, 2011
angry words
irreparable damage
family schism
thirty-seven degrees
a slug shares
my shower
cat sleeps
over vanity lights
cold weather arrives
teaching geometry
and algebra
chiropractor visit
doing errands
sunny fall day
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
October 26, 2011
a bee
on the shampoo
I wait
alone
in the darkness
dog barks
Wednesdays
non-stop days
tutoring, teaching
therapy, vet visit
exhaustion
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
October 25, 2011
first novel
a cat jumps
on the desk
terror in
the night
tutored then
writing class
time for ice
Monday, October 24, 2011
October 24, 2011
first rays
I climb back
into bed
battling yet
another headache
made better by
quilting and napping
quiet day
Sunday, October 23, 2011
October 23, 2011
the yard littered
with large branches
storm aftermath
hanging up
my bathrobe
a katydid watches
looking up
from my book
orange sunset
day spent
reading and
napping
with Sasha
true bliss
Saturday, October 22, 2011
October 22, 2011
clouds
dripping rain
slugs on the walkway
quiet day
at home
blue heron returns
captured on film
magical
Friday, October 21, 2011
October 21, 2011
blue heron
at the pond’s edge
backyard sanctuary
exhaustion
sets in after
long week
chores followed
by a nap
Thursday, October 20, 2011
October 20, 2011
walking
in the forest
autumn chill
tutoring
massage
more tutoring
vet home visit
busy day
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
October 19, 2011
slug wanders
as frog sleeps
autumn day
tutoring and
cataloguing books
out of town
friends stop by
excellent day
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
October 17, 2011
morning shower
forty-two degrees
in the sun
dusk
shadows playing tricks
a squirrel runs past
shortening
new pj’s
chores done
brilliant orange
sunset
October 15, 2011
bending down a snail slides up the fence
separating slugs
from dog poop
Saturday chores
laying out
a new quilt
writing fiction
chatting on Twitter
absolutely glorious day
October 18, 2011
sunset
over the neighbor’s house
dog barks
tutoring
writing class
chiropractor
therapist
very long day
Sunday, October 16, 2011
October 16, 2011
savoring
chocolate cake
by moonlight
waltzing through
another lovely day
writing, napping
piecing a quilt top
helped by my dogs
Friday, October 14, 2011
October 14, 2011
deep pink
sunset
the week ends
therapy
oil change
flash fiction
heddles threaded
stellar sunset
Thursday, October 13, 2011
October 13, 2011
adolescence
at age fifty-two
butterfly appears
flash fiction
students
bone cracking
heddles
varied day
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
October 12, 2011
blue glass tile
vet visits to
check on pets
busy day
volunteer tutor
bridge teacher
visit from vet
threading heddles
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
October 11, 2011
granddaughter’s third birthday
not there
to give her a kiss
fears escalate
first day of a
creative writing class
all went well
inspiring day
Monday, October 10, 2011
October 10, 2011
Columbus Day
discovery
too great a price
rainy day
one weaving
project finished
another started
Sasha in my lap
Sunday, October 9, 2011
October 9, 2011
cell phone challenged
from the fir tree
a crow caws
Sunday at home
watching pets
weaving hand towels
a visit from
a friend
Saturday, October 8, 2011
October 8, 2011
fog rolls
over the trees tops
the mother I never knew
day at home
weaving
writing
weaving
napping
Friday, October 7, 2011
October 7, 2011
gentle rains
falling on fir trees
a crow caws
loom nearly
warped
new kitchen
cabinets
the week end well
Thursday, October 6, 2011
October 6, 2011
magenta yarn
follows the warping path
the dog finds a bee
warping the loom
threading yarn
through reed
and heddles
a cloudy fall day
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
October 5, 2011
under a fern frond
a banana slug
shelters
wednesdays
tutoring and teaching
Sasha improving
picking strawberries
with Oliver
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
October 4, 2011
taking out
the weekly trash
a butterfly appears
the week begins
tutoring
on a cold fall morning
a slug crawls
along a purple board
Monday, October 3, 2011
October 3, 2011
movie date
can’t kiss her
in public
washing dishes
a snail circumnavigating
my window
quiet Monday
weaving
writing
construction resumes
the sun shines
Sunday, October 2, 2011
October 2, 2011
morning fog
encompasses the yard
a single caw
shuttle moves
back and forth
Sasha watches
as weaving
grows
Saturday, October 1, 2011
October 1, 2011
holding
my daughter
for the first time
new washer/dryer
driving me crazy
finished quilting,
squaring and binding
my new bed quilt
Friday, September 30, 2011
September 30, 2011
unnaturally
quiet house
dogs at the groomer
morning appointment
dogs to the groomers
quilt laid out and pinned
and half quilted
chores mostly done
Thursday, September 29, 2011
September 29, 2011
dromaeosaur
ever watchful
autumn sunset
tutoring at
Student Link and
at home
dinosaur arrives
quilt top finished
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
September 28, 2011
art auction
making the winning bid
dinosaur sculpture
good news
from our vet
the world looks
sunny and bright
happily exhausted
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
September 27, 2011
slugs
harvesting under
the fern
tutoring students
cataloguing books
much needed nap
chiropractor and errands
day ends with quilting
Monday, September 26, 2011
September 26, 2011
picking strawberries
in the rain
a hummer flits past
balancing act
checkbook antics
cat watches
heavy rains
quiet day inside
working on the computer
with Sasha helping
pieced more of my quilt
Sunday, September 25, 2011
September 25, 2011
splitting headache
periwinkle asters
in the rain
good day for Sasha
everyone happy
heavy rains and winds
followed by sun
more quilt piecing
Saturday, September 24, 2011
September 24, 2011
sunny fall day
picking up dog poop
a tree frog hops by
bad news
on Sasha’s labs
pieced more of
my bed quilt
Sasha eats
Friday, September 23, 2011
September 23, 2011
yellow leaves
gently dropping
wind chimes sing
opening my eyes
a worm scurries by
morning shower
Sasha’s blood results
overnight
mine--three days
and still waiting
Sasha’s vet rocks!
therapy appointment
weekly chores done
three quilts finished
vet visit
quiet evening ahead
Thursday, September 22, 2011
September 22, 2011
picking strawberries
with Oliver filling
my bucket his stomach
reds oranges
western glow
behind fir trees
crenellating
the penultimate
fugacious leaf
early start
vet tech pills Sasha
morning and evening
work week completed
three quilts squared
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
September 21, 2011
rushing
out the door
a furry caterpillar
tutoring
teaching bridge
vet visit
quilted two quilts
exhaustion
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
September 20, 2011
half moon
high above
clear blue sky
dog climbs
cat furniture bridge
food quest
a sandy beach
warmed by the sun
sleeping dragon
tetanus shot
thanks Sasha
laid out three quilts
quilted largest
sunny fall day
Monday, September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011
gliding up
the glass door
a snail
pilling Sasha
finger bitten
finished third
quilt top
snail in my shower
Sunday, September 18, 2011
September 18, 2011
tentacles waving
a slug stops by
morning shower
motionless night
silent wind chimes
a distant owl hoots
drizzly night
fog flows down
the ravine
quiet day at home
writing poetry
quilting reading
napping with Sasha
chasing Oliver
Saturday, September 17, 2011
September 17, 2011
carmageddons
are rare
on Vashon Island
a sword pierces
the air fills with atomies
causing a carmageddon
rainy fall day
catching up on writing
dogs sleep
slugs
promenading down
long purple walkway
Sasha home from vet
Chauncey’s bandage changed
lovely autumn rainy day
pieced most of a quilt
welcome nap
Friday, September 16, 2011
September 16, 2011
wind chimes
sounding over the
owl’s hoot
early to the vet
Sasha’s ultrasound
slug wishes us
good luck
sun sets at last
Thursday, September 15, 2011
September 15, 2011
wind chimes
calming a restless mind
dogs snore
marking
math papers
the sun shines
Chauncey gets
several lumps removed
last tutoring of the week
errands accomplished
missed my nap
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