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Jitterbug Perfume

08/16/10 | by Slightly [mail] | Categories: Travels, Books, Movies, Songs, People
Paris. April. Twilight. A few flat clouds folded themselves like crepes over fillings of apricot sky. Pompadours of supper-time smoke billowed from chimneys, separating into girlish pigtails as the breeze combed them out, above the slate rooftops. Chestn… more »

August at the Book Club!

08/01/10 | by Slightly [mail] | Categories: Books, Movies, Songs
And we're back on the cruelest month of the year! This month we'll be reading The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever or Tell Me: 30 Stories by Mary Robison. more »

Brooches

07/21/10 | by Slightly [mail] | Categories: Books, Movies, Songs
I have brooches.I don't mean 4 or 5.I have around 50. My sister and I both have inherited them through the generations of women in our family. Considering my sister has about the same amount I have, it's safe to say that our female ancestors RE… more »

My fight against the double dip recession and a baby announcement

07/12/10 | by Slightly [mail] | Categories: Books, Movies, Songs
They talk about a double dip recession and I, having been lovingly adopted by this country, say: Not here, not on my watch!The following is a list of things I did this weekend to help us all.1.Watched Predators. Dear Topher Grace:You'll alway… more »

Time is contagious

07/02/10 | by Slightly [mail] | Categories: Sweet Nothings, Books, Movies, Songs
I've been reading "Gift from the Sea" by A.M. Lindbergh and "The House by the Sea" by May Sarton.Both of them are introspective books about the changes we go through, as individuals, as we grow older. I've also been reading my journals. Not as good,… more »

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