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A Chanticleer Christmas
A Chanticleer Christmas November 28 – December 23, 2015 A Chanticleer Christmas is Chanticleer’s beloved offering, a favorite with audiences and critics alike. The warmth and profundity of A Chanticleer Christmas are revealed in a telling of the Christmas story … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Ruminations
Tagged beauty, community, entertainment, history, holidays, music, spirit
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Matt Gaser
GIVE THE WORLD IN A BOOK – Holiday Event – MATT GASER Copperfield’s had another event that I decided was a perfect birthday present to myself. So on December 5th, I went to see Matt Gaser. I loved this – … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Books, Ruminations
Tagged art, books, community, entertainment
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Kay Ryan
Another Copperfield’s event this month was to see the poet Kay Ryan on November 14th. Meet author KAY RYAN Copperfield’s Books Ms. Ryan was Poet Laureate in 2008 and has had eight volumes of her poetry published. Ms. Ryan is … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Books, Ruminations
Tagged books, community, entertainment, poetry
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The Annotated Alice
The Annotated Alice: 150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Who doesn’t love Alice in Wonderland? Well, when I learned that Mark Burstein was going to be at Copperfield’s on November 7th to talk about the 150th Anniversary edition of The Annotated Alice, … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Books, Ruminations
Tagged art, books, community, creativity, entertainment, Literature
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October 2015
I have been so busy with work these last few weeks that I’ve had very little time to do anything creative. But finally, I had a chance yesterday to crank out my October “31-Point-Plan:” My inspiration this month came from … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged art, Balance, community, creativity
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Molly
It has been a goal of mine for the last couple of years to start seeing Molly again. Not only is she a good therapist (and specializes in ADHD), but she is an artist and a friend and I have … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged ADD/HD, art, community, creativity, personal growth
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‘MasterMind’ Meetup Group
As I have mentioned here and there, I am a member of several Meetup groups and I get emails from time to time about new groups that might meet my interests. The other day, I received one that roused my … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged community, creativity, FUN, philosophy, spirit
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A New Game (it’s about time…)
This is good!
Posted in 2014, Ruminations
Tagged community, economy, philosophy, Planet Earth
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Crazy Cat Lady?
I recently learned that the people who lived across the street from the house where I used to live (where my brother-in-law is now living) packed up and moved away a couple of weeks ago. And there was a question … Continue reading
July
The month of July, it seems, got its name from Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. And this same Julius Caesar also created the Julian Calendar back in 46 BC. Most of us here in the USA, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Ruminations
Tagged books, community, history, holidays, philosophy
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Blast from the Past
A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a message on my Facebook page that I might have never even noticed if my sister hadn’t told me she had sent me something there. I rarely even look at Facebook much these … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged community, friends, FUN, spirit
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The Petaluma Chorale
Yesterday (Saturday), I was originally planning to go to my regular monthly writers group meeting, but I found out that it had been canceled. But, in a way this was fortunate: my sister had been given two tickets for a … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Ruminations
Tagged community, entertainment, music
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It must be spring…
Wednesday morning, as my sister and I were looking out the front window, we saw an unusual bird on the front lawn. My sister did some checking and determined that it was a Northern Flicker; more specifically, A Red Shafted … 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
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged art, Balance, community, creativity, goals, humor, NATURE, writing
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Thought Experiment #20130514-1
I am thinking about the concept of “MOTHER” today. And I believe we would all agree that, on this planet at least, the concept of “mother” is a Universal one. This is, of course, due to the fact that our … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Ruminations
Tagged community, family, grief, philosophy, questions
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10/17/2011
Here is when I first started my Blog. I only made a few entries and then ended up losing everything. But I didn’t really lose it, for here it is: 10/17/2011. This week started out with my feeling depressed, anxious, discouraged, frustrated, … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged books, community, creativity, fear, serendipity
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Community Crawl
The Aqus Community Crawl I must write about Saturday evening’s entertainment: Community Crawl I missed the first stop, the Petaluma Bounty’s 4th Annual Bounty Harvest Party, at 55 Shasta Avenue, which was supposed to start the Crawl off at 5:00 and go … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged community, entertainment, FUN, spirit
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