Dispatches From The Shed

Dispatches From The Shed

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After the Fall: What Got Shaken Up (aside from my hip joint)
Last week, while on my way to mail a letter honking along during my usual high speed power walk, I trip and fall.
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Back in the Shed
Confessions and A Dream
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Products of Real Life
“‘This is the best time of my life.
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The Seventies Show
The photo is black and white.
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Printed Matter
Women's History Month, Bookstores and Finding a Porch to Stand On
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Dressing Rooms, Tearooms and Other Provocative Spaces
On my Edwardian, gold embossed, green leather covered ladies’ writing desk is a bouquet of Trader Joe’s flowers in a small version of a mason jar.
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Experiments, Liminal Space, Joy and Dread
Scattered across my still partially frozen yard, my thoughts lie next to the mementos left by pine trees shedding.
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A Woman Possessed
Icicles hang like small daggers from the garage roof.
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French Braids and Comfortable Clothes
Time Stamp: This is me now.
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The Wind Has a Bad Case of the Nerves
Election Day
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It’s Been Awhile
Some announcements and changes
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The Neglected House Across the Street on the Dead End
I start this week with a new morning routine.
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Work(ware)
Dispatch From the Shed
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THE STRIVING
Lately, I’ve been spending a good deal of my time in one of the twin armchairs tucked in what I call my reading nook.
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Dispatches From The Shed
Dispatches From The Shed
Essays, Ideas, "Butterfly Thoughts", Vignettes, Experiments and more by Lyn Slater
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