January 7

2015
Craig Lance (Passed May 6 2020)
Thought of you haiku girl, -7°. — feeling cold in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
2014
Quietly watching
Clouds rolling in, birds flitting.
Am I brooding?

2012
Handmade 2012. I promise to make something handmade for the first five people who comment. They must in turn post this and make something for the first five who comment on their status. *The rules are it has to be handmade by you, and they must receive it before 2012 ends - it can be something as simple a making a friend a cup of coffee.

Haiku for a failed domestic diva

After expending
Much angst and cash, the oven
Still does not work.

My makeshift repair
On the recliner pulley
Is unravelling.

The tree sits, naked,
In the corner. Now for the
Trip to the attic.

2010
Overheard from the outdoor daycare: "When you are upset Take a big breath, and blow it A long long long way." I can tell you, it doesn't work as well as drinking a chocolate soda.

Seagulls cry and the 
Traffic's a distant ocean. 
But this ain't no beach.

Hot water bubbles 
While cold gusts scatter the steam. 
The Dog Star glitters.

2009
is digesting Hoda's mezza plate: date night rules!

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