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Memories of Beading
Relaxing on Boxing Day, I see the snow falling softly outside and hear the sounds of some easy listening music. I have almost finished a wide peyote stitch beaded bracelet for my future daughter in law. The design is geometric, … Continue reading
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Tagged bead, Beadazzled, Cameroon, Indonesia, ndebele, Nepal, New York, Oregon, peyote, Shipwreck Beads, Washington, Zimbabwe
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The Memories Assembled on a Christmas Tree
Until I was 34 years old, I spent every Christmas at my parents’ home. That year, 1979, I was in rural Borneo, experiencing a Kenyah Dayak Christmas, complete with American carols translated and taught by fundamentalist Christian missionaries and a … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, beauty, California, fish, Indonesia, New York, Oregon, ornaments, Santa Claus, Singapore, stars, Turkey, Washington
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Ode to Cups
One of life’s pleasures is the daily process of choosing a cup from which to enjoy my morning coffee. I am now at my mother’s house in Portland, Oregon. She shares this enjoyment and is surely a prime source thereof: … Continue reading
Oregon and the Death Penalty
I woke early this morning in my mother’s household in Portland, Oregon. I quietly made a pot of coffee, fed the cat, and padded out into the cool November rain to get the morning paper for my mother, who reads … Continue reading
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Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, execution, Oregon
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On the Coming of Winter
On October 28, 2011, Etna, New York had its first snowfall of the coming winter, with some of the snow remaining on the ground for a day or two in the higher elevations. By 30 October, the temperature had dropped … Continue reading