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Lean Persistence

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After a hot, dry summer we have one persistent morning glory blooming today. Usually that corner of the house is overflowing: the morning glories are generally a menace in late summer that take over the entire back garden and completely overwhelm poor Clem Clematis and our single, brave Salvia plant that never thrives in that… Continue reading Lean Persistence

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Watering Spiders

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I can’t remember the last time it rained here. Not a sad three drip drizzle, but real, all day, soaking rain. It was sometime in July, and we’ve had a total in the past thirty days of 3.57 inches in my area. August is usually dry and brown as we transition into the harvest season,… Continue reading Watering Spiders

Cancer BS · life · witching

My WHAT Could Die? aka reasons cancer is chronic illness

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Jump on the bitch bus peeps, the ride's a doozy. In today's episode of why breast cancer is an unceasing ride of indignities, I give you a few details from an essay I'm working on about the definition of grit. When I finished* cancer treatment six years ago this summer. Wait. Not far enough back.… Continue reading My WHAT Could Die? aka reasons cancer is chronic illness

Witchy Wednesday: Low-Energy Circle
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Witchy Wednesday: Low-Energy Circle

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The Cancer and Chronic Illness monthly support group for Pagans (in Minneapolis, at Magus Books and Herbs) had an attendee in February, which was a wonderful bit of growth. One of the topics that popped up was how folk in this crappy club none of us want to be in have insights that outsiders just… Continue reading Witchy Wednesday: Low-Energy Circle

Witchy Wednesday: Wakey Wakey
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Witchy Wednesday: Wakey Wakey

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This isn't an Imbolc post. Not because I'd be over a week late for those who are strict about holiday celebrations (no shade, I just didn't intend to do a specific holiday post this year), but because Imbolc is the start of a whole slew of witchy business after months of rest. Samhain to Yule… Continue reading Witchy Wednesday: Wakey Wakey