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A Room of My Own

Published by on May 12, 2022 | Leave a response

Some of my creative energies are currently focused on creating a home office for myself and my business. I’m so excited! My Younger Self (aka inner child) is especially delighted. For various reasons, I’ve never had an entire room that is wholly mine. I’m reminded of Virginia Woolf’s essay “A Room of One’s Own.” She […]

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Starcat’s Favorites: Home Base

Published by on March 28, 2020 | Leave a response

Home base? No, it’s not a baseball metaphor. I am feeling blessed, at this time when we’re all being advised to stay home except for essential supply runs, to absolutely LOVE where I live and the people I live with. The exciting news here is that my daughter ElvenTiger and her new husband are staying! […]

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Starcat’s Favorites: Transformation

Published by on January 26, 2019 | Leave a response

We’re already almost finished with the first month of 2019, but I’m finding that I’m still processing 2018. Can you relate? It was a hugely transformational year for me and my family. We became empty-nesters. Quester broke his ankle, badly, and had to have (not one but two) surgeries. BlackLion got a new job outside […]

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Starcat’s Favorites: Warming Trend

Published by on April 11, 2015 | Leave a response

Guess what?! I just looked at the forecast for my neck of the woods, and all the high temps for the foreseeable future start with fives and sixes! Woo hoo! I took a walk earlier this week, even when it wasn’t quite so warm, and saw other signs that Spring is finally arriving here in […]

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Spending Time at Home (and a Recipe)

Published by on January 21, 2015 | Leave a response

I love where I live. We’re in a small rural Maine town. Some of our neighbors include those who keep horses, sheep, and a very cool donkey who announces the arrival of morning. We live next door to my aunt, where my grandparents lived when I was growing up. It’s so peaceful here, and we […]

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It’s All in the Groove

Published by on May 21, 2013 | Leave a response

I came downstairs yesterday, a Monday morning, all ready for some writing time. I wanted to get back to work on the e-book, which I hadn’t done for a week or so. When I looked around, though, the house was quite a mess. The floors needed vacuuming, there were piles of stuff that needed to […]

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Curried Tempeh Salad

Published by on May 14, 2013 | Leave a response

Last summer, when Dark Follies was on the road quite a bit, our fearless leader brought along these fabulous picnic lunches. Everyone raved about the curried chicken salad she made. She also provided a curried egg salad version for the vegetarians. Since I don’t eat meat, and I’m not a huge fan of egg salad, […]

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Freedom in Daily Choices

Published by on April 16, 2013 | Leave a response

I just finished the last session of the Shift Your Biz online course. It was excellent! I learned a lot, and I’m still integrating some of the lessons. One of the most practical and profound for me, though was about re-framing your daily actions as ones you are choosing to do. Linda and Dani, in […]

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Deep Winter at the Homestead

Published by on January 18, 2013 | Leave a response

Ah, winter. The snow is pretty and the days are getting perceptibly longer. But I don’t like this time of year. It’s cold and wet out. Lots of folks are getting sick. The driving can be awful. I want to hibernate. As much as I appreciate the variety of the seasons, winter is just not […]

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Sharing My Thanks

Published by on November 23, 2012 | 1 Response

Happy Thanksgiving! Since it is a universal day for being grateful, I thought I’d share some of the things I’m thankful for this month; they are from the #gratitudes posts I’ve been doing each day on Twitter. Come join me there and share yours! Blessings to you and your loved ones! I am thankful for […]

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