Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Saluki in the Floor

Posted on January 30, 2012 by daeja's view

The phone call from the Middle East at six in the morning came as sort of a surprise. “Your puppy was just born, come and get her” prefaced the details of an invitation to leave the United States and reunite … Continue reading →

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Attraction

Posted on January 28, 2012 by daeja's view

Not quite past January and it has been so weirdly warm, an encouragement to lean so far towards the specter of Spring that I am ready to fall over.  While going through my files to locate a photo that might … Continue reading →

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Appliance Decor

Posted on January 22, 2012 by daeja's view

We have a stacker washing machine in the bathroom upstairs, one of those top-loaders with the dryer that is actually attached to it and hangs over the top.  It fits in a narrow area that used to be a closet.  … Continue reading →

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Day at the Museum

Posted on January 19, 2012 by daeja's view

Today I just feel like sharing a photo I took in the exhibit on Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  The exhibit as described – “Fifteen galleries grouped by geographic region trace the course of Islamic civilization from … Continue reading →

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My Best Snake Story

Posted on January 15, 2012 by daeja's view

It appears I am building an unintended repertoire of Close Encounters With Wildlife stories.  I have been asked by someone to share “the one about the snake”, and so I give it to you here.  This particular vignette occurred in … Continue reading →

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Binge

Posted on January 14, 2012 by daeja's view

Sorry to have not posted this past week.  Between work and a few adventures there hasn’t been time to sit down and pour out any thoughts.  The most notable issue going on at this very moment is that I have … Continue reading →

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Updates for Those Who Follow

Posted on January 6, 2012 by daeja's view

The last update was about five months ago.  Here are some rundowns and recapitulations and their references, for those who follow and might be wondering what ever became of….. Big news about Amoebas in your brain! This involves the neti … Continue reading →

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Same Time Next Year

Posted on January 4, 2012 by daeja's view

For about the last seventeen years or so, my family and I have been invited to a New Year’s Day brunch at the home of a wonderful couple.  They tend to invite a core of their same friends year after … Continue reading →

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Out With A Bang, In With A Smash

Posted on January 2, 2012 by daeja's view

Those of you who may have read The Shards of Our Lives earlier this year here may recall my bull-in-a-china-shop Significant Other and his propensity for breakage. New Year’s Eve – the ever familiar crash and “Oh, shit!”  It was … Continue reading →

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A Nice Start

Posted on January 1, 2012 by daeja's view

The Clivia bloomed.

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