June 2009 Archives
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I had this sticker back in high school.
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From Futility Closet: bablatrice n. a female babbler
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Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul & Mary This was a favorite from my childhood.Ever since my dad died 19 years ago, I can't sing along without crying. Send in the Clowns by Judy Collins This is another one from my childhood. My mother used to play it on the piano. When I was little I thought it was a happy song because it was about clowns. Now it just makes me sad. Empty Chairs & Empty Tables by Les Miserables This one pulls at your heart strings. But it's really watching what it does to E that
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I don't think I've done this one before. From CleverGirl, back in Feb. Where is your cell phone.... I hope in my purse, or I have no idea where it is Your hair.... desperately needs a cut and color. Where did all that gray come from? Your father.... has been missed more than usual lately. Your favorite thing.... cuddling with my sweetie and the cats. Your dream last night.... freaked me out and has me worried about a friend. Your favorite drink.... something sweet and fruity. Your dream/goal.... to only have to work if I want to and to establish
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Classic Hepburn and Grant screwball comedy. The dialog is brilliant, the timing perfect, the house in Connecticut is to die for. I grew up wishing that I could be more like Susan Vance. She's smart, clever, funny, beautiful, has an amazing sense of adventure and certainly doesn't live a normal life.
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This weekend I picked up a bunch of pale pink peonies from Trader Joe's. They are just starting to open up. I have them in the kitchen, so I get to pass them fairly often. I can't help but stick my nose into the blooms and breathe deeply. They smell like June is suppose to smell. My mother's house used to have 5-6 peony plants along the driveway. They'd topple over, their blooms were so big and heavy. Their scent takes me right back to soft, warm June evenings. The kind of evening where everything feels green and lush. The
