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August 2014
August was originally named Sextili in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus [from Wikipedia]. It’s kind of amazing … Continue reading
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July synopsis
I haven’t had much time to do any writing this month. June 30th started me on month-long roll of running to various doctor appointments, with a dental appointment in the morning and an MRI of my shoulder in the afternoon. … Continue reading
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Birthdays
Thursday was my brother’s wife’s birthday – and here is the card I made for her: And today is my sister’s birthday. And while we, by mutual agreement, don’t do much for birthdays these days, … Continue reading
JUNE (already?)
The Latin name for June is Junius. Ovid offers multiple etymologies for the name in the Fasti, a poem about the Roman calendar. The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of marriage … Continue reading
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Musings About Joseph Campbell
So I’ve decided that I do want to write about Hero with a Thousand Faces that I recently read. Joseph Campbell wrote this book back in 1949 – right smack in the middle of the twentieth century. I found myself … Continue reading
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about PAIN and TAROT…
It’s hard to believe it’s May already. I feel like I’ve done nothing this month but work and deal with PAIN. But I think that these new supplements I’ve started taking (thanks to my sister’s efforts to research my problem … Continue reading
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May 1st
The month of May was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which … Continue reading
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042714
I’ve been spending some time looking through this book of Charles Vess‘ artwork, which I love, and thinking about drawing. And I ended up getting a little depressed and discouraged. But I know it’s stupid to try to even begin … Continue reading
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The Ides of April (part 3)
My sister finally got back around the 12th. I am glad to see her. By this time, my arm and shoulder pain has me at the chiropractor’s twice a week. At first, it seems to help, but then I just … Continue reading
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APRIL
The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis but the derivation of this name is uncertain. April was sacred to the goddess Venus and it is believed that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her equivalent Greek goddess … Continue reading
Reading about Writing (and other things)
Yesterday, after finally finishing Natalie Goldberg’s Friend from Far Away, I decided to once again read Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. I read this a number of years ago, after seeing her in person at a fundraiser shortly after … Continue reading
March
The name March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also regarded as a guardian of agriculture. Apparently, before he became popularized as … Continue reading
“Frog on a Dog”
I (finally) finished this one this morning – slowly but surely I’m getting these done. There is a gallery of all I’ve done so far on this project at “Frog Nog.” Fun, Fun!
just another one of my greeting cards…
I made this for my nephew’s 26th birthday tomorrow – it took me a few days, what with everything else I’ve been doing, but I finally finished it and got it in the mail today. Happy Birthday, Scott! Hope you … Continue reading
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31 Reasons for a “31-point-plan”
Here is a list, in no particular order, of reasons why I choose to do a “31-Point-Plan” every month. And it is something that anyone could decide to do, in any way they might choose to do it. I originally … Continue reading
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31-Point-Plan 2014
Here is where I plan to post my plans every month for this year. And check out my 31 Reasons for a “31-Point-Plan”. Happy 2014!
February 2014
The Meaning of February According to wikipedia.org, the Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar. Other Internet … Continue reading
School Update
I am pleased to be able to say that my son successfully survived his first full week of school in many, many long weeks. He is determined to make this semester go well. Unfortunately, he did not do very well … Continue reading
Bits and Pieces…
Happy Monday! Well, first of all, I am rather proud of myself for doing the housework I’d decided to do today. I have lately determined that Monday is my day to do that and to work on the garage (per … Continue reading
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“Frog Nog”
This morning I finally finished my latest “Frog” picture (after procrastinating for over a year). I have decided to really work hard on trying to finish this project. Here are the illustrations I have done so far- (And now I … Continue reading
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“Jack Glass”
I managed yesterday to get over to Copperfield’s and get a few new books with the gift card I got for Christmas. And the first book I chose to start reading was Jack Glass by Adam Roberts, a British author … Continue reading
JANUARY
The month of January was named for JANUS, the god of doorways, gateways, beginnings or transitions. Historically, the calendar went through a number of changes, but in the 16th century, European countries began officially making January 1 the start of … Continue reading
Meowy Christmas
And here is this year’s Christmas Card: This will make five years in a row that I have made cards; you can see them all here.
December already
And wow, I have managed to do this for a whole year! Here is my December “31-Point-Plan” and it will complete a whole dozen: