Green. Sure is a popular topic, isn’t it? Have you noticed that “everyone” is profiting, touting or advocating their almighty greenness? I hope I don’t sound pompous. I am glad that the wave is catching on. I just think there’s a LOT of misguided greenness going on. In my opinion, earth day is the time to [...]
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More Spring Blossoms
April 17, 2010 – 9:16 pm
photographs by Karen Hanrahan oh my mother earth goodness these blossoms on my tree are turning into leaves in the shape of hearts!
What I Learned From 2009,
December 22, 2009 – 7:52 am
This post recaps 2009 for the WILF group writing project over at Robert Hruzek’s Middle Zone Musings. I haven’t been very active in this project lately. I apologize for that dear Robert. It’s absolutely nothing against you. Life for me, especially this past year, got rather wiggy. In deciding which posts to share for this years Blogapalooza, [...]
Surgery Update
June 29, 2009 – 8:14 pm
Spending my morning at Stroger today — Thought you’d appreciate an update Surgery January 2009 – Ulna Shortening – Second of Three Casts Therapeutic – Putty Thumbs Up July 2009 Progress is incremental, methodical, sometimes painful and frustrating. I lack hand strength, and still swell alot. I think the swelling is what bugs me the [...]
Green Moms Carnival For Mothers Day
May 12, 2009 – 8:05 pm
This is pointer post to a Mother’s Day Green Mom’s Carnival hosted by the ever influential DianeMacEachern of Big Green Purse that I participated in.arrow flickr image
Community Comes And Goes.
May 10, 2009 – 2:16 pm
This post is for Robert Hruzek’s What I learned from From monthly writing project – the theme of which is Community.What I Learned From Community Is That It Comes And Goes. 1n 1996 I was eeking my existence as a single mom. Everything I knew about family had shifted and we were starting anew. I had gotten involved [...]
What I Learned From Adversity
April 10, 2009 – 9:57 am
This is my entry for this month’s WILF writing project with the dear Robert Hruzek over at Middle Zone Musings. The topic this month is adversity. I am not officially handicapped. Yet in recent times I lost use of my right hand. I’d like to think it’s temporaryIn December it will be three yearsLosing use of my hand has [...]
Green Moms Carnival :: The Plastic Project
March 27, 2009 – 1:26 pm
The topic for this month’s Green Moms Carnival is Plastics. It is hosted by the amazing Beth Terry of Fake Plastic Fish, Beth is a strident example of someone who has emphatically said no to plastics. She lives it. I personally got creeped out by plastics 25 years agoNot because of the phthalates in them or the other [...]
What I Learned From A Sidewalk …sortof
March 7, 2009 – 4:47 pm
It’s time again to participate in Robert Hruzek’s monthly writng project WILF. This month the topic is What I Learned From A Sidewalk.The topic may not make sense to you unless you are a regular over at Middle Zone Musings, however I have ever so appreciated Robert’s musings on this “path” of his. I think it’s a perfect writing topic [...]
Green Moms Carnival :: Spring Cleaning
March 3, 2009 – 8:28 am
Our topic this month for Green Moms Carnival is Spring Cleaning hosted by the ever so lovely Jenn of Tiny Choices. Are you inspired by the potential of spring to begin your annual Spring Cleaning? Growing up, each and every spring, my mom seriously took on spring cleaning. The house I grew up in, suburban, with [...]
