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Don’t Mean to Blog, But…
October 5-8th 2021 . The very fact that I’ve barely blogged at all for the past six months is indicative of how inundated I’ve been. To be clear, I am not complaining. I understand my life to be a rich … Continue reading
Posted in activism, animals, art, bunnies, Corona Quarantine, domestic life, faith, family, Friendship, global inequity, health, love, marriage, mental health, money, nature, parenthood, Performing Life, persistence, racial injustice, Secret Juggler, spirituality, travel, Vitamin N, what’s “work-life balance?”, work, work-life balance
Tagged escape, Hella Hull, Hulll, stop the world, Tornado of To Do's, wild coyote
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Maker Space – aka: Supplise!
Saturday, May 29th 2021 . . On this day I realized a vision that had been years in the making. Yes I gather and accumulate a lot of crap. I also conserve a lot of resources and make a lot … Continue reading
Posted in activism, art, childhood, Corona Quarantine, domestic life, faith, forgiveness, health, learning, love, making art, marriage, mental health, money, parenting, patience, persistence, tragedy, work-life balance
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The Tonic of Walden Ice
Sunday, March 7th 2021 Unable to tolerate another day around the house, I insist we go out into nature *somewhere.* Being big dumb novices with no planning, I choose an easy target; walk around Walden Pond. Daddy contracts a sudden … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art, childhood, Corona Quarantine, faith, health, history, learning, love, making art, marriage, mental health, nature, parenthood, parenting, patience, persistence, science, spirituality, tragedy, travel, Vitamin N
Tagged Henry David Thoreau, Sauntering, The tonic of wildness, Walden Pond
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Adventures in Food: Chinese Take Out
Sunday, March 7th 2021 . AT RISE: Dad is laid out on the floor of the living room with a pulled back. Kids are doing stuff and mom comes out of the kitchen. MOM: Well kids, daddy’s back is out, … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, Clowning, comedy, Corona Quarantine, domestic life, faith, family, food, forgiveness, health, love, marriage, mental health, money, parenthood, parenting, siblings, tragedy, work-life balance
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Just Saying… and Adventures in Food
Sunday, February 14th 2021 It’s worth noting that I am spoiled and also had a wonderful Valentine’s Day. It starts when I run head first into this lovely man, sporting two drinks that are, well, red. #AdventuresinFood . As if … Continue reading
Hospital Clowning: A Tribute to Beards with Dick Monday
January 2021 This may be among the greatest work by our illustrious Laughter League director, Dick Monday. Probably my favorite anyway. . A Tribute to Beards [4:33]: .
A New England January Sky
Sunday, January 31st 2021 . For Manmeat: With love, ~NATCPW . 2021-01-31 A New England January Sky [0:56]: . *
The CK Four – CircusKitchen Oberhauser Four
. I’ve been meaning for ages to make a post for collecting pix of all four of us. Y’know, cuz flamly is everything. Here comes the slowly acccumulating collection, hopefully! . . . . . . . . . . … Continue reading
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Girl Meets Piano
Sunday, November 1st 2020 AT RISE: It is late morning Sunday, the ‘rents are out -sans enfants– for a much anticipated matin a Cheteau CostCo. Him: Remember if you feel overwhelmed, it’s okay to pull over into a side aisle … Continue reading