tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21596828064320354942024-03-13T13:57:03.226-04:00Through the Eyes of a Yaklorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-42192182627387351762014-08-12T22:22:00.002-04:002014-08-12T22:22:33.325-04:00content<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture was taken in a little town in Italy in which my parents lived. <br />
About 50 feet away was a church.<br />
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While there are still families living in this town, it is slowly becoming deserted. Generations have grown and moved on - leaving their elderly behind, sometimes with a now grown-up child hanging back to care for them.<br />
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There are parts of this town I remember well<br />
~a cousin's house with living quarters in the back (or were they upstairs?) and a "convenience store-like" market in front. I don't remember much of what she sold - but I do remember chewing gum, cigarettes and notepaper.<br />
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~a Y in the road where a fountain (well?) stood. If you head straight ahead you reach the square with the Church...bear right and you would reach the homes of my cousins and other relations.<br />
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~and of course the homes of my parents. They were neighbors when their romance began so many years ago.<br />
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I've been to this town quite a few times<br />
as a young girl,<br />
a young lady,<br />
a young woman... and again just last year. <br />
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We always made a trip to this center of town to attend Church. We would meet so many of my parent's friends in that square after Mass. My parent's would introduce to everyone again,<br />
and point out the house that also served as the bar.<br />
They never mentioned anything about the Cafe Lunin. I don't remember if I even asked about it.<br />
But I found myself fascinated by it this time around.<br />
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What does the name mean? Lunin could be a derivative of Moon. Is it Cafe Moon?<br />
It was once a bus stop - at least I assume by the sign and bench<br />
Was it owned by the family that lived next door?<br />
Was it a popular, lively place? To invest in a lit sign...one would think so.<br />
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Across the building was a fountain (or perhaps a Religious font) in front of a wall on which flyers were hung - few newer ones...many old and worn ones.<br />
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Its an interesting place this square.<br />
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I joked that if I ever moved to that town that is where I'd live<br />
and the first thing I'd do is renovate that Cafe Lunin.<br />
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Even if not many people lived there<br />
or if not many people came to sit...<br />
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I don't think I'd mind much. I'd probably just sit on that green bench<br />
with a cafe in hand<br />
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lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-68837476562936539482014-06-20T13:23:00.000-04:002014-06-20T13:39:27.496-04:00Strawberry picking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a couple of years since I've been able to make time to go strawberry picking.</div>
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This past Monday I made the time.</div>
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I drove to the organic farm located around the corner from my house at about a little after 9am. I felt nervous and out of place - as if I really had no business being there. I was afraid it would be obvious to the cashier that I hadn't picked strawberries in years. She looked the part - with her long hair and no make-up, wearing her dirty farm clothes and relaxed smile. Would she be able to see through me? Would she size me up and know I was a fraud? Would she think I'd be better off buying a pre-picked quart of strawberries...the much quicker and less dirty option?</div>
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I felt ambitious as I pre-paid for a flat of strawberries - determined that if I was going to pick strawberries - I was going to get my money's worth. </div>
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As I carried the empty flat out the door and along the path to the fields, I was starting to relax - but still had a way to go before I could completely immerse myself in the moment. It was quite silly actually - how nervous I felt as I headed out to the field. I tried to act as casual as possible - silently praying that I wouldn't trip or get tangled in the lines that I had to duck under to get to the back field. </div>
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Picking a row, I placed the box on the ground and got to work. There was a slight moment of panic as I searched the first few plants and found only one strawberry worthy of picking.</div>
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As I tossed the strawberry into the empty quart box I glanced at the other 7 containers and wondered whether I had made a mistake in being so ambitious. Here I was already feeling the ache in my calves as I bent over each plant to search through the leaves. Squatting hurt my knees. I was trying to get my picking rhythm - something I thought I remembered from seasons past.</div>
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There was an older gentleman a few rows over. He knew what he was doing - at least he looked like he did. I kept waiting for him to look over at me, eager to share a cute little comment I had just thought of...</div>
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"there should be a free 10 minute post-picking massage included in the price"</div>
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...a comment that I hoped would provide an adequate enough explanation for the stiffness in my 46 year old body. But he never looked over.</div>
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I did find plenty of berries - enough to overfill my 8 quart containers. I didn't exactly find the berry picking rhythm I was hoping for but I did loosen my obviously not-used-very-much muscles enough to finish. I walked away from the field relaxed and rejuvenated...and very sunburned.</div>
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I placed the flat of strawberries into the trunk of my car and walked back into the market. My morning had done just what I had hoped it would. It reminded me of the time of my life when I made time to pick strawberries...when I wasn't the fraud at the farm.</div>
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Trying to blog from my phone isn't very easy. </div>
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It somehow gave me a choice of pictures to use.</div>
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I chose this one even though I think I've used it before. </div>
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I came outside bc right now it feels like a spring morning</div>
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And later it will feel like summer afternoon</div>
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Yet the leaves are falling all around me</div>
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All the local townships are having their fall fests today. </div>
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Will they be as fun in tank top and shorts?</div>
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lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-33996300677506875212013-09-29T12:54:00.002-04:002013-09-29T12:54:48.639-04:00wonderland<div style="text-align: center;">
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Someone posted this on facebook </div>
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If you have a chance check it out. </div>
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Leaves are changing. </div>
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The other day I saw one tree that had changed red right in the middle of others</div>
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that had not even started to change.</div>
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I thought of that tree after watching the above video.</div>
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lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-79519821103332409202013-09-12T17:28:00.000-04:002013-09-12T17:28:07.747-04:00Figs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love figs!</div>
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They are round and plump</div>
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and full of goodness inside...</div>
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sorta like me :)</div>
lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-86060050310105735012013-09-10T16:26:00.001-04:002013-09-10T16:26:43.452-04:00foam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently bought myself a French press.</div>
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I simply got tired of making too much mediocre tasting coffee</div>
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I also bought a frother with visions of making super cool latte art</div>
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It appears that art will have to wait</div>
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In the meantime I am enjoying the milky foam</div>
lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-38987796785673025122013-09-09T21:10:00.004-04:002013-09-09T21:12:54.848-04:00back home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(one of my wishes would be to have a huge sculpture like this in my yard)</span> </div>
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I returned home from a (first ever!) girls' weekend </div>
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to find a plant, huge chocolate bar and welcome home sign</div>
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waiting for me</div>
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my husband said when he comes home from traveling </div>
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he doesn't get that type of reception</div>
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so what can I tell ya</div>
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eh?</div>
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lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-50840209925568125672013-09-04T20:46:00.001-04:002013-09-05T20:27:23.529-04:00guitar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i'm sitting here with a stack of cd's I checked out of the library</div>
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the absolute best place to get music for your ipod</div>
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besides james taylor/carole king</div>
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I have bread, the mamas and the papas, erykah badu and KC and the sunshine band</div>
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quite the mix eh?</div>
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love the album cover</div>
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i'm going to try guitar lessons for the 3rd time</div>
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hopefully this time will stick</div>
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lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-88203426348912610892013-09-03T19:11:00.001-04:002013-09-03T19:11:32.727-04:0045<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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guess who turned 45 today?</div>
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I think its a good number</div>
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I like to use my birthday as a time to make resolutions</div>
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not january 1st like everyone else</div>
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I have some pretty good ones lined up for this year</div>
lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-78313056913547745332013-09-01T21:25:00.002-04:002013-09-01T21:25:55.495-04:00staircase<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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my grandparents lived in a two story home</div>
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the bedrooms are upstairs and the living areas are downstairs</div>
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to use the bathroom you had to go outside the bedroom doors on the top floor</div>
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down these steps and into the main door on the first floor</div>
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the steps are marble</div>
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marble!</div>
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I remember the sound the bedroom doors made as they opened</div>
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the feeling of my bare feet on the cold, slippery steps</div>
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the plaster wall that was chipped a little then and now a lot</div>
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and sitting on the landing</div>
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as a young child</div>
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as a teen</div>
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as a newlywed</div>
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as a mother</div>
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this past summer may very well have been the last time I will sit on those steps</div>
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even though I've visited my grandparents maybe 7x in my lifetime</div>
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those steps are one of my favorite places in the world</div>
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lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-45627838503112023582013-08-31T20:40:00.000-04:002013-08-31T20:40:10.914-04:00writing prompt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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many years ago I was in a writing group with 3 other friends</div>
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this a scene I would have wanted to use as a writing prompt</div>
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this building is about 50 feet from a church</div>
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the church in which my parents married</div>
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besides that church there isn't much going on in their town anymore</div>
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I imagine it was a very popular place 60 years ago</div>
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isn't that a great sign?</div>
lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-35603047667083500962013-08-30T14:13:00.002-04:002013-08-31T20:15:33.290-04:00beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My parents own a beach house</div>
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I haven't been there at all for the past 2 summers.</div>
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I did, however, make it to a beach once this summer while visiting family in Italy.</div>
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It was a beautiful, sunny, clear day.</div>
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The colors just popped.</div>
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walking through a piazza in Italy I looked up and noticed this window</div>
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I desperately wanted to know who lived there and what they were doing at that moment</div>
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Raining and thunderstorms in the forcast today</div>
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My son has plans to meet some friends at a park today after freshman orientation</div>
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I'm trying hard to enjoy the fact that he is starting highschool this year - instead of reminding myself that 4 years will fly by quickly</div>
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why do I constantly do that?</div>
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Focus on the end of something instead of enjoying the beginning...</div>
lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-85450308820666118092013-08-27T09:38:00.000-04:002013-09-01T21:34:39.575-04:00hello<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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if I had to choose which door to enter first</div>
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I really don't know which one i'd choose</div>
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beautiful morning right now </div>
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going to be very humid later</div>
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tonight's not a moonlit night</div>
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well not a full moon-lit night</div>
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but its a little clearer than this pic</div>
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i got streak of purple put into my hair</div>
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i'm 44</div>
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so why not - right? </div>
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i never got around to uploading pictures from the summer until just now.</div>
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seems silly to post them after the season is over. its kinda like going to a halloween party after halloween - that always drove me crazy. </div>
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when its over its over</div>
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and thus so is summer</div>
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lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-31615824754421902252012-10-16T17:30:00.000-04:002012-10-16T17:30:25.385-04:00need to find my words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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oh he's a cutie for sure - and a bit of nightmare at the same time.</div>
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we rescued him a little over a week ago</div>
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he'll be 9 months tomorrow. </div>
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he is beautiful isn't he?</div>
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a pekingese/tibetian spaniel mix</div>
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and he is also a nipper - a big one</div>
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part puppy - part lunatic is my guess</div>
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but he gets me outside everyday</div>
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walking</div>
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and walking</div>
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and walking</div>
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oh its so nice</div>
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all these daily walks</div>
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makes the constant nips worth it</div>
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but you gotta take the bad with the good </div>
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lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-24542059660163973682012-06-23T11:45:00.001-04:002012-06-23T11:45:19.592-04:00at this moment.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i am "wasting" a beautiful saturday morning sitting at the computer doing nothing really but browsing.</div>
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it feels like a luxury</div>
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there is stuff to do - hang the laundry outside, finish the dishes, grocery shop and some other errands...</div>
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i'll do them - there's no rush or agenda for today - when i'm ready</div>lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-48722886897918920822012-06-12T21:52:00.001-04:002012-06-23T11:48:34.495-04:00heart breaking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
my son went to the philly zoo on a field trip. i went along b/c i hadn't been to the zoo since i was in elementary school. i'm not a huge fan of zoos - but i've come to terms with the idea that zoos are not evil places full of people who abuse animals. but actually it is full of people who truly care for the animals.</div>
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still - pictures like this one depress me. </div>
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he was so obviously depressed - i felt horrible gawking at him through the glass. why was his home all concrete and vents - while other primates were outside with live plants?</div>
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as i snapped this picture the flamingo's head went under water. i didn't want to capture that - so i took another when his head was above water. </div>
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i haven't done anything lately that seems blog worthy - which, as you can see from my lack of posts these last 2 years, is nothing new. i went through recently uploaded pictures to find something that thrilled me.</div>
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love her too</div>
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even though the past months have been filled with trips, proms, birthdays, art shows, school concerts.</div>
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confirmations, parties, playing</div>
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i can't find a single picture i like.....</div>
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i knew today i had to get back to this space if only to get rid of the horrid pics of winter! </div>
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so grey and bleak and gloomy. we didn't even have much of a winter this year and for that i am thankful. every year i tolerate the cold less and less.</div>
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we didn't even get the rain we desperately need this time of the year. even once in awhile you need a good rainy day to force yourself to stay inside and do what needs to be done. </div>
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yes - that is my reason for putting off projects around the house.</div>
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:: stop talking to me when i'm on a business call<br />
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:: stop ringing and interrupting my family time<br />
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:: stop correcting me before i finished saying what i want to say<br />
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:: stop harassing me about buying an ad in your publication<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">......ever have one of those nights? </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">my son will now go the mountain house in the winter because he just found out his new best friend has a house in the very same cul-de-sac as we do.</div><br />
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</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9HPECztLCJg/Tyiu8hw44SI/AAAAAAAAAiE/RlKjrsMGqrw/s1600/winter+2012+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9HPECztLCJg/Tyiu8hw44SI/AAAAAAAAAiE/RlKjrsMGqrw/s320/winter+2012+021.JPG" width="320" /></a>the next step is getting them to actually try skiing. which they said they would try this winter. but our winter has been crazy warm. which i actually like because being cold is not something i enjoy being ........at all no that's not them in the picture. those people are snowboarding on the mountain across the lake from where i was standing. how much do i love that i took this picture as if i was standing right next to them.</div>lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-26145779003294326082012-01-23T20:48:00.000-05:002012-01-23T20:48:47.244-05:00unfriend....<div style="text-align: center;"></div><table id="entries"><tbody>
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<tr><td></td><td class="text" colspan="2" id="entry_4199617"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bCbytPfdNXw/Tx4IX23sZbI/AAAAAAAAAhc/UiAn49vi3W4/s1600/winter+2012+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bCbytPfdNXw/Tx4IX23sZbI/AAAAAAAAAhc/UiAn49vi3W4/s320/winter+2012+015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="definition">1. Verb - the act of removing someone from your friends list on any social network.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1B0uxf1lOkA/Tx4Irr5IqAI/AAAAAAAAAhk/6xiIcUm3MIQ/s1600/winter+2012+069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1B0uxf1lOkA/Tx4Irr5IqAI/AAAAAAAAAhk/6xiIcUm3MIQ/s320/winter+2012+069.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="definition"><br />
1. a. Verb - the act of removing someone from your category of friends generally, not limited to removing them as your friend on any social network.<br />
Synonym: defriend</div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition">tonight i was unfriended by someone who i absolutely loved to hang out with in highschool. he was someone i was so happy to find again. he posted something i didn't agree with so i said so....and he respectfully told me he had no choice but to unfriend me.</div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition">i've reached a point in my life where i don't take things personally. i don't take this unfriending personally. he is in a place in his life where this conviction of his is strong and he felt compelled to take a stand. i give him credit for that. </div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition">i felt confident enough to disagree regardless of the consequences. i give myself credit for that.</div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition">he says he prays that one day we can become friends again. tomorrow when i set my daily intention i will be sending love out to him.</div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P6yNaNODEgA/Tx4Iv_eP61I/AAAAAAAAAhs/iEfSJwUp9PM/s1600/winter+2012+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P6yNaNODEgA/Tx4Iv_eP61I/AAAAAAAAAhs/iEfSJwUp9PM/s320/winter+2012+012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="definition"> </div><div class="definition" style="text-align: center;">isn't it ironic that he unfriends me b/c we are different</div><div class="definition" style="text-align: center;">....but from what i see we are really quite the same</div><div class="definition" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="definition" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div align="left" class="definition" style="text-align: center;">we finally got some snow</div><div align="left" class="definition" style="text-align: center;">i'm also getting better with my camera</div></td></tr>
</tbody> </table>lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159682806432035494.post-10457346290731186412012-01-02T16:08:00.001-05:002012-01-03T09:28:40.244-05:00intentions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div align="center">when i set an intention the night before</div><div align="center">and i get a phone call the next morning</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MjxUXvZ-Wm8/TwIb9TDVewI/AAAAAAAAAhU/pi1RSBt62Kg/s1600/more+dec+misc+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MjxUXvZ-Wm8/TwIb9TDVewI/AAAAAAAAAhU/pi1RSBt62Kg/s320/more+dec+misc+003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">it makes me wonder</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">if its really that easy afterall...........</div>lorenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576260806221642979noreply@blogger.com0