Archive for February, 2010

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

What I’d prefer

This is what I’d prefer to be doing.       This is what I am doing instead,  as my portfolio for my Poetry Class is due tomorrow.   At least I have good company. And chocolate. What do you prefer to do these days?

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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Who has the Control?

Happy Wednesday! I’m back in the blogosphere after taking a brief hiatus to head off island for some friend-refreshing. I’ve got something interactive for us today. It is called the Locus of Control Personality test! I don’t know if you’ve ever done it before but basically it gives you an idea of where you think [...]

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Thursday, February 11th, 2010

A Day of Muddy Paws

It is a day of muddy paws. It is a day of yellow duck-pants. A day of wool and fleece under-layers. It is a day for hot coffee and tea with milk and honey. It is a day to stay in by a warm wood stove, with a thick rumpled book and some soft knitting. [...]

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

sprouts

    I have been sprouting sprouts. Upon Karina’s suggestion, I’ve found myself craving healthy greens and I followed my craving. This is the results! Alfalfa, radish, bean and pea sprouts. And they are delicious! What healthy foods are you having success with?

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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The Hum

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics are upon us. It’s everywhere on the media, on the news, on the radio, on the internet. I’m sure anyone in this area is completely sick of hearing about it. So I thought I’d do a little post on the olympics since it seems oh-so fashionable. And really, I felt [...]

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