Again I read another Seattle Times review and put a book on hold at the library – this time it was Douglas Coupland’s latest novel, Hey Nostradamus! What I was hoping to find in this novel was an exploration of faith in the face of suffering. Ever since my baby brother had a brain tumor […]
Entries from July 2003
Nevermind Nostradamus: a review of Douglas Coupland’s latest novel
July 29th, 2003 · 1 Comment
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Dahlia update
July 29th, 2003 · Comments Off on Dahlia update
In our local paper on Saturday, there was a front page article about two brothers, ages 8 and 11, who have a dahlia stand on the island. I had driven past it many times but I did not know who Zack and Eli were. If you come visit me on the island, I will treat […]
Translucency
July 28th, 2003 · 1 Comment
Sunday morning singing We want to know You Looking through the window I see sun shining on the maple tree liquid light flowing through the large leaves glowing green with glory I glimpse the beauty of translucency
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“I Want You”
July 28th, 2003 · 2 Comments
Michaela has always been an articulate child, constructing sentences – complete with conjuctions – at an early age. Words are her friends and she has lots of them. So I am surprised when, from time to time, she shrieks instead of speaking. I’ll be in one room of the house, and from the hallway or […]
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Refugees
July 28th, 2003 · Comments Off on Refugees
Deer have been eating at our convenient outdoor cafe. Tiny tree frogs have been seeking shelter on our shady porches. We disturbed them when walking on the deck and found them hiding in the fountain by the front door, green face sticking out among the stones. Last night I noticed swallows sleeping, snuggled together, in […]
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