Tag: living
member name: jessie voigts
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May 08, 2006 10:45 PM EDT --
i have been told that i don't look sick. in the disability community, sometimes that is termed "passing" - as in trying to pass as an able bodied person. it isn't my fault, per se. i . . .
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December 05, 2006 11:39 AM EST --
this past weekend, we were at my parents house. they live in an area with a lot of snow - lake effect, from lake michigan. it was gorgeous, white, and fluffy - the perfect way to kick off december! lillie . . .
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September 01, 2006 03:34 PM EDT --
the end of summer seems to be upon us quickly this year. last year, we were swimming until october. this year, we've not been swimming for a few weeks. the water is really cold!
it's been so windy . . .
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September 27, 2006 09:23 PM EDT --
{13 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
fall is here, and we're drinking fresh-pressed apple cider (not that clear juice junk they sell in grocery stores all year around, but the yummy mahogany . . .
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June 07, 2006 07:44 PM EDT --
when we were kayaking last night, i noticed that there are an awful lot of used tires being used in a new way. growing up on a farm, we had some uses for old tires - tire swings . . .
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June 19, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
i miss you all, dear gather friends! i've been trying to keep up with my groups and that's about the extent of my gathering. but, i've resolved to jump back in as time allows.
so, what's . . .
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May 31, 2006 09:21 PM EDT --
{11 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
anyone living with a little kid knows that within any 24-hour period, there are many ups and downs. overall, lillie is an extremely happy child, for which . . .
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June 03, 2006 09:33 PM EDT --
{10 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
we've had an eventful day. first, i wanted to show you the photos of the huge rainbow we saw last night, after the storm. i just happened to look out . . .
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June 17, 2006 11:15 AM EDT --
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life is crazy.
my parents have a hobby farm. there is so much to do there that you could work all the time and never rest and still never be done. . . .
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January 08, 2007 12:04 AM EST --
early morning . . .
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November 28, 2007 12:29 AM EST --
perseverance:
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). . . .
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April 25, 2006 11:42 AM EDT --
yesterday, we painted outside. such fun.
i watered down some of her washable tempera paints (red, blue, and we made green). we prepared the paper by weighting it down at the edges so it wouldn't . . .
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June 25, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
rarely do we play on the road-side of our house. we're always by the lake. of course! who wouldn't choose to be by water? still, lillie wants to ride her bike on the road sometimes. her bike is . . .
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August 29, 2006 04:56 PM EDT --
sometimes,
in passages of
dense fog
excruciating pain
. . .
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September 01, 2006 11:13 PM EDT --
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as is often the case, the articles that i read on gather stay with me for a long time. i think of candida's husband's cancer and how their whole family . . .
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October 16, 2006 01:03 PM EDT --
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we've had a hectic month, with a week-long trip to ohio for a funeral chock in the middle. what i missed most about being away from home was the . . .
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October 22, 2006 11:42 PM EDT --
this is for john f. walter, a dear friend, fellow writer, and comrade in pain.
hope
no pain meds, they say. whether from bodily intolerance, or doctoral ignorance, the result is the same.
seconds . . .
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December 08, 2006 09:42 AM EST --
awaken early
no reason? just the sunrise
calling me to come now
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March 02, 2007 12:08 AM EST --
i've been spending much more time with lillie lately (and less time gathering), and we have been having such fun. playing lego star wars, painting, being outside, . . .
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October 17, 2007 08:32 PM EDT --
we miss summer, but fall has its own rewards - apples and apple desserts, lovely colors, a brisk chill in the air, and such a different change in the lake. pull up an adirondack chair and sit for a bit...here . . .
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