Tag Archives: nature

Share Your World #25

Posted on June 20, 2016 by joey

How many languages do you you speak? I speak two languages and I fumble and mumble through two others like people do when they don’t think in those languages. Don’t make me tell you how I cook a lot and I … Continue reading →

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Share Your World #23

Posted on June 6, 2016 by joey

What was one of your first moneymaking jobs (other than babysitting or newspaper delivery)? You know those places in the mall with the giant decorated cookies? There. But my boss was a lech so I quit after about 6 months. … Continue reading →

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Who’s Contrary Now?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by joey

Gardening is a great joy for me. I do not know how old I was when my mother put me to work in the garden, but I reckon I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I’ve never outgrown the miracle that … Continue reading →

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Let’s not panic…

Posted on May 17, 2016 by joey

My husband doesn’t know anything about plants. He calls them all weeds. While I have unwillingly accumulated knowledge about all things war and ordnance, he has somehow never learned a thing about gardening. It’s fine, really. I point to things and say, … Continue reading →

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Share Your World #20

Posted on May 16, 2016 by joey

When do you feel most connected with others? I don’t easily find connection with others. To me, feeling the most connected is based on seeing things in the same way. This is likely what drives me to seek out other artistic people. … Continue reading →

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When We Talk Weather

Posted on May 13, 2016 by joey

I’ve begun to complain about the rain. Yes, I, the pluviophile, have had enough of the rain. Even more embarrassing, I generally make fun of, roll my eyes at, and Pfft at people who complain about the weather. Grown-ass Northerners who … Continue reading →

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Predatory Living

Posted on May 10, 2016 by joey

I read Marian Allen’s short story about alligators today and thought maybe I’d tell you about the alligators in Georgia. First off, there are alligators in Georgia. As a Hoosier, my experience with alligators was limited. I’d pet and eaten … Continue reading →

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Tottering Tuesday

Posted on May 3, 2016 by joey

It’s another cool and rainy day here in The Circle City. I am loving this weather. Sure my grass is too tall and the dog smells a bit more corn-chippy than usual, but I love the weather. Everything is so much … Continue reading →

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Share Your World #18

Posted on May 2, 2016 by joey

Who was your best friend in elementary school? We’ll call her Kiwi. We met in the second grade. I moved so much as a child, she was one of my few constants. We go long periods of time without contact, but … Continue reading →

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P is for Pansies

Posted on April 19, 2016 by joey

I wish I were a tulip, but I’m a pansy. You can take quizzes on what flower you are — I’m a lily. I don’t feel like a lily at all. I feel like a pansy. For people who don’t know … Continue reading →

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