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Entries from February 2009

Gracias a la vida

February 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I remember well living in our little bungalow in Berkeley ten years ago and playing a live version of Mercedes Sosa singing “Gracias a la Vida.” Neither Laura nor I really understood much of the lyrics except for the title and a word here or there, but if ever there was an example of the […]

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Aloha!

February 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments

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Moving on

February 3rd, 2009 · 7 Comments

The temperature in Ashfield topped 40 degrees today and the water is dripping from rooftops and filling the streets. We’re not through the worst of it, yet. There’s more snow coming soon and February can be brutal, but there’s a sense that we’ve rounded the turn and spring is in sight. I feel like I’ve […]

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