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Post op poetry October 3, 2010

Who knew that one of the effects of having an operation would be that you start writing weird, and quite possibly,very bad poetry? Not me, but it’s happening whether I like it or not. So in the interest of any Spiralling Shape poetry aficionados I now have a companion blog for poems only, (so as […]

Post op poetry

Who knew that one of the effects of having an operation would be that you start writing weird, and quite possibly,very bad poetry? Not me, but it’s happening whether I like it or not. So in the interest of any Spiralling Shape poetry aficionados I now have a companion blog for poems only, (so as […]

it is just like riding a bicycle

And so the day finally came when I returned to my accompanying duties at choir. We had practice this afternoon for our concerts on October 16 and 17. I had not touched the piano since August 23. HA – it is just like riding a bicycle. I didn’t fall off and scrape my knees or […]

from a friend August 13, 2010

A thoughtful friend shared this with me. I liked it so I am sharing it with you.

from a friend

A thoughtful friend shared this with me. I liked it so I am sharing it with you.

Ignore the cards at your peril people…. August 11, 2010

As my wonderfully supportive tweet friends now know I have a fairly big ovarian cyst that requries removal. It was discovered by accident when I went to the doctor for something else (a bladder infection) and she did a routine exam of my abdomen. This was a week or so ago. At first she frightened […]

Ignore the cards at your peril people….

As my wonderfully supportive tweet friends now know I have a fairly big ovarian cyst that requries removal. It was discovered by accident when I went to the doctor for something else (a bladder infection) and she did a routine exam of my abdomen. This was a week or so ago. At first she frightened […]

It deepens like a coastal shelf July 24, 2010

Well I certainly have been Little Miss Slack Blogger lately. Work is hectic. If I’m not preparing classes I am teaching them. The good times continue though. My cohort of students are absolutely delightful. We have worked our way through simple, compound and complex sentences and are now looking at the various forms of top-level […]

It deepens like a coastal shelf

Well I certainly have been Little Miss Slack Blogger lately. Work is hectic. If I’m not preparing classes I am teaching them. The good times continue though. My cohort of students are absolutely delightful. We have worked our way through simple, compound and complex sentences and are now looking at the various forms of top-level […]

One week down…. July 8, 2010

It’s been a big first week at work. I am teaching a different course this term for the first time since 2003. Yes. That’s right. You heard me. 2003. It’s the academic writing subject that is part of our program. The aim is teach our students to write, research, reference and produce an essay on […]