I must have been super tired when I went to sleep last night because I dreamed that I was sleeping.

I have a poetry workshop at the Boston Central Library once a month, and every time I go wild and get too many books. I wanted to borrow one specific book, and ended up with six books! I was looking for a seventh when I had to leave because they were closing.

Something cool: anyone with a Massachusetts library card can borrow books at the Boston

I am currently reading Harriet Monroe and the Poetry Renaissance, which is about first ten years of Poetry Magazine (It is a pretty interesting read) and I got an offer for a discount subscription from Poetry Magazine. How did they know I was thinking about renewing?

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Today marks the first day of wear fleece pajamas all the time I'm at home season!

I caught them when I heard loud crunching on food. (I usually feed them canned and had this bag as a back up.)


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An old woman near my house who used to sell collectibles and books has a yard sale every weekend because she has too much stuff. This weekend was the last sale of the season.

Eva Gabor wig, new in box:

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I really like the collection, The Dolphin, but it is kind of sad that my favorite poems in the book are the ones where Lowell took direct quotes from his ex-wife's (Elizabeth Hardwick)letters and turned them into poems.

My first Christmas during college, my mother bought me a black and white pearl ring. I loved it and wore it all the time for years ( Read more... )

My hairdresser needed a glasses adjustment. Her frame was plastic and the temples needed to be bent. We used her hairdryer to heat them so I was able to bend them into the right shape.