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Self-talk and Kindness – KISS

At this busy time of year my thoughts are full of plans, and this morning whilst ruminating on various plans I found myself remembering a classic acronym: KISS. It stood for Keep It Simple, Stupid. It occurred to me that this is an example of negative self-talk. Why call myself…

Wisteria season!

It’s wisteria time! My spouse and I recently visited the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens and their gorgeous ceremonial garden, covered with a bower of wisteria. This is an annual tradition of ours, and in fact many of my publicity photos have been taken here during wisteria time. This year there was…

Elevenses

Like Ellen, I’m an Anglophile. I love British customs, and one that I especially enjoy is Elevenses.

Farewell to Summer

My garden is starting to show signs of autumn. Most notably chamisa is coming into bloom, which makes me reach for the allergy meds. The roses are enjoying the monsoon rains, and my potted tomatoes and herbs are happy. I only putter in the garden – don’t have time for…

Oh, Indeed, WordPress?

It appears that a couple of my posts have been eaten by WordPress. All their flesh is removed, leaving nothing but bones, which WordPress will not allow me to delete. Hrumph. One of them featured a detail from the cover of An Aria of Omens. Here it is for you…

Category: Observations on Life in General

Self-talk and Kindness – KISS

Wisteria season!

Elevenses

Farewell to Summer

Oh, Indeed, WordPress?

A FATAL TWIST OF LEMON

A SPRIG OF BLOSSOMED THORN

AN ARIA OF OMENS

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A FATAL TWIST OF LEMON

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