Saturday, February 20, 2021

The Island Takes a Break

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I think I'm in a Lou Reed gloom. It's always a little hard to tell if it's a Lou Reed gloom or if I need more coffee; there'...
Friday, January 22, 2021

Keely demands answers

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Happy New Year! Is it too late to say that? It's been a few weeks since I last posted; I've been busy launching my new embroidery pr...
Thursday, December 31, 2020

It's the end of the year as we know it, and I feel perfectly adequate

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Before we get into this end of the year post, I feel like I need to remind everyone of a few things to be aware of on this last day of 2020....
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Under a Christmas tree instead of in a van down by the river

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My old cat, Pumpkin, lived in an Ikea shopping bag for a week. No, this isn't a heart-warming story about how I found a tiny kitten in a...
Saturday, November 14, 2020

Decisions are made by those who show up

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I started re-watching The West Wing a week or so before the election. I, like many of you, was feeling a little bit all over the place in th...
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

I gave her my vote, and she gave me a pen*

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The first time I voted in a Presidential Election was in 2000. I voted for Al Gore, and I don't recall receiving an "I Voted" ...
Thursday, October 29, 2020

I forgot that anything can happen on Halloween...

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I know I said last week that the Island was on a break until after the election, BUT I had a realization this morning about this weekend, s...