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Blue Plate Sundays: April 2013
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Saturday, April 6, 2013. Einstein, Say It's So. The outdoor rotunda, Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Railway Station. Shaking myself awake as every station was called, each clackety-clack of the rails taking me closer to him. Imagine if I'd only looked up! After the saying goodbye (I'm going, I'm going, I'm going! And the thrilling sound of "ALL ABOARD! The Broadway Limited rounding Horseshoe Bend in Altoona, Pennsylvania. When the conductor called "NEXT STATION STOP, ALTOONA! HORSESHOE CURVE COMING UP! Gary d...
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Blue Plate Sundays: Sometimes You Just Need a Little Tomato Pie
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Friday, September 6, 2013. Sometimes You Just Need a Little Tomato Pie. On the day before I leave for Arkansas:. Before I strap myself into the car for a 14-hour drive,. After I finish my work day where I am assembling 450 snack bags of Double Bubble and business cards advertising the university writing center,. After I stop on my way home at the Giant Eagle to stock the fridge for my son who'll be watching our dogs,. After I drive the 50 minutes on 79 and open my front door at 6 pm,. Slice those red bea...
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Blue Plate Sundays: Meatloaf and Resolutions
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014. This morning, while waiting for the local appliance store to install our new washer (which died a horrible grinding-metal death the day after Christmas, thank you very much), I stood at the kitchen counter leafing through the latest edition of Sam's Club Healthy Living. It's not like I have nothing else to read in the house (that's another blog post), but there it was.and there I was. Cheers to a New You" (oh, I'd love to be able to order some new parts online! I worry about e...
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Blue Plate Sundays: The Earthquake Kit (and Hello!!!!!! from the Rabbit Hole)
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Friday, February 28, 2014. The Earthquake Kit (and Hello! From the Rabbit Hole). We start to fall, and our surprised faces are soon covered with layers and layers of paper. Recently, a friend shouted down the rabbit hole asking me to join him at a fundraiser for the Corner Cupboard, a food bank in Greene County. His faint voice wafted down the many miles I'd fallen. Before the bacon and turkey, before the Chopin, I read a newly revised version of "The Earthquake Kit," previously published in. On our way ...
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Blue Plate Sundays: September 2013
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Friday, September 6, 2013. Sometimes You Just Need a Little Tomato Pie. On the day before I leave for Arkansas:. Before I strap myself into the car for a 14-hour drive,. After I finish my work day where I am assembling 450 snack bags of Double Bubble and business cards advertising the university writing center,. After I stop on my way home at the Giant Eagle to stock the fridge for my son who'll be watching our dogs,. After I drive the 50 minutes on 79 and open my front door at 6 pm,. Slice those red bea...
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Blue Plate Sundays: December 2013
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Why I Hate New Year's Eve. I hate New Year's Eve. Plus, that little black dress didn't fit over my hips quite the same. Kisses all around. You can guess what happened next. My youngest daughter just leaned into my writing space to say "We never have New Year's Eve parties here.". Here's why I think I hate New Year's Eve:. 1 I'm not that girl in the little black dress anymore. 2 I didn't pay enough attention to her when I could. Chambord to taste (about a cup). Thinly sliced or...
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Blue Plate Sundays: June 2013
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Mama Told Me There'd Be Days Like This. You've probably heard my story about the cardinal on my deck. Okay Here it is in a cupful of words. I was still in my pajamas at almost noon. Where was everyone else in my life that day? And so there is. Here is some beauty from my day:. Gary found this fashionably-striped caterpillar while turning over our kitchen garden.. Purple frills and an orange nasturtium just may cause a flower riot. Does anyone see a problem with that? Scarlet trum...
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Blue Plate Sundays: October 2013
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Friday, October 25, 2013. Jilliebeanery#2: The Right Mug (#writergirlproblems). Lately, my words are stuck. On days when I can't write for all the nonsense that's heaved itself up and over the sills, I make a pot of coffee, and go to my cupboard to choose a mug that fits inside my cupped hands just so. If the coffee is hot and strong enough- if I've chosen the right mug, I just might get my words back. If you ever get to Warehouse Point, Connecticut, even if you have to make a detour in your road trip, y...
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Blue Plate Sundays: January 2014
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014. This morning, while waiting for the local appliance store to install our new washer (which died a horrible grinding-metal death the day after Christmas, thank you very much), I stood at the kitchen counter leafing through the latest edition of Sam's Club Healthy Living. It's not like I have nothing else to read in the house (that's another blog post), but there it was.and there I was. Cheers to a New You" (oh, I'd love to be able to order some new parts online! I worry about e...