an offer

I was standing, hesitantly, by the hotel door. Wondering where my husband went. The doorman opens the door with a big smile. “Did my husband just go out?” I ask. “No. But if he doesn’t show up, I’ll run away with you!” A big white smile on his black face. “Well, thanks! The best offer [...]

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Scarlett gets new shoes.

My neighbor, Mary Ellen invited me to accompany her to the Church. No, not to worship but tidy up the perennial flower beds in front of the parsonage. Of course I was ready to go! “Take the camera!” she said. We had a good time last summer and it was nice to see how everything planted then, [...]

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Being Finnish in Arizona

One: We rented a car in Tempe. As usual the conversation goes “where’re you from”. Long Island. Nice. Did you grow up here in Arizona? Yes, I did, right here in Tempe. I detect a slight accent. Where did you grow up? In Finland. Nice. I have a friend who is from Ontario (Canada). He [...]

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Signs

Liikenteessä kotinurkilla: In my neighborhood:

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Still life

Some photos from the photography class.

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A Graduation sort of

I graduated today. What did I learn? My colleagues gave me a gift certificate to an art school. An expensive art school. Their check paid most of the class, so I was happy to cover the rest. Five Mondays, three hours each, I took a Photography I. As I posted before about a year ago, I got a beautiful, [...]

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Who will I be…

…if I retire? When the children were born,  I stayed home with them for the entire time allowed by law.  It gave me nine months of paid leave each.  Free to dedicate the time for the newborn. It was heavenly and it was confusing. It was easy and it was hard;  two little ones, a year and [...]

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wow powwow

I can’t wait the POWWOW to come! So we went there yesterday, arrived early. The grassy parking  field was wide open, maybe twenty cars, but later in the afternoon the place  was packed. Packed! The sales booths filled the perimeter of the large field.  Waiting for me! The Indians were moving among the visitors and [...]

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Identiteetti teetti ongelmia

Istuimme iltaa toisen sisareni kanssa. Punaviinikin virtasi. Hän oli vastikään eronnut ja mietti mitä tekisi nimelleen. Hän olisi eron mukana mielellään eronnut nimestäkin. Hän ei enää ollut rouva Se-ja-se. Entäs tyttönimi? Kaikki tietäisivät, kuka hän on. Mutta se ei olisi enää hän, vuodet olivat tulleet väliin kokemuksineen. Teininimi ei kuvaisi enää häntä. Entä nimen suomennos? [...]

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Arts and Crafts Fair.

I have been making greetings cards of my photos for quite a while. Plain, no prewritten sentiments for a generic occasion. Or too detailed like “To my sister’s ex-husband’s new wife congratulating her for a new step grandchild.” Plain, no text, but mostly for my own use, to write down my own thoughts directly to [...]

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