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Sore today. That nasty lump in my right shoulder that recurs every few months.Tiger Balm is my new best friend. Wishing Yvette was here right now because she has the magic fingers that can untie my knots…
–get cozy in my underwear drawer.–love the fresh berries I bought from the Farmer’s Market as if they were better than catnip.–jump up on my lap while I’m typing (instead of on my keyboard).–take pictures of my ellycat for me to post on my blog (thanks John!!).
Thinking about Minerva Teichert today. She’s got to be one of my all-time favorite artists (LDS or otherwise). She’s also an inspiration in many other ways. But the best part about Minerva is that this woman knew how to use RED!
camp storiesOriginally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. C just returned from a week-log jaunt to Outdoor Ed! We are oh-so-thrilled to have him home!! I’ve uploaded a few pics of him telling the stories of his adventures. He promises that he’ll be sending an email post out to the family soon to fill them in on all [...]
E’s magnet Picasso Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl Took a few pics of E’s fridge faces…of course they don’t quite approach the artistry of Suz and Chris’ magnet masterpieces, but they come close…
Last week a friend (who shall remain nameless but has the initials of rjw), mentioned that cats were some of the pests that God had cursed the land with in our post-lapsarian world, I almost kicked him right in the middle of Sunday School. Fortunately restraint held out and my pacifist tendencies kicked in before [...]
Four jobs I’ve had in my life -Legal Secretary (blech) -Guardian (read: babysitter) for foreign high school students -Janitor (for LDS Institute) -coffeemaker/server for UCI cafe (funny, a Mo girl doing this job–the first day all of the coffee was full of grounds because I didn’t know about coffee filters. One customer told me that [...]
–buying $.96 worth of sour gummies at Sweet Tooth w/E. The sweet burn aftwerwards. [too sour to smile through] –sitting at the kitchen table. E on the mac, John on his tabletPC, me on junebug. Listening to tunes broadcast thru the monster speakers on my vintage turntable via an FM transmitter. –wearing my blue striped [...]
Reading this post by Brookewill gave me the kernel of an idea that I needed to complete a short piece that I’ve been trying to write about grace. Grace is an almost foreign concept in the Mo world. Though we espouse a belief in both grace and works, the balance of doctrine and ritual weigh [...]
Through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can’t murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate. Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that…. Difficult and painful as it is, we must walk [...]
Dear Internet:Is there anywhere that I can buy Del Taco’s green sauce by the bottle?As it is, I am scraping the change out of the corners of my purse so I can head to DT for lunch. I am considering ordering their world-famous bean & cheese burrito w/green sauce, with just a few minor modifications: [...]
For those of you interested in the Mo world, check out my inagural post on exponentblog. I’ve been asked to be a bi-weekly columnist. I’m humbled by the request because I’m following in the footsteps of women who I’ve long admired for their tenacity, humor, and honesty.
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