On A Limb with Claudia

Right after I was tossed from the house, I learned to knit. In my mind, those two events are link together. I suppose because I always wanted to learn to knit and my birth mother was… let us just say, not interested.
I’ve knit off and on since then. I’ve been in an off [...]

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What can I add to a conversation about someone that so many people have talked about?

Dr. Randy Pausch died last week.  He was forty-seven years old and had three children.  The cancer that killed him was no sissy.  Pancreatic cancer is like drawing the shortest straw in the “who gets eaten first” contest.  It is [...]

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Hurray for word prompts! Hurray for Unconscious Mutterings! (The word prompts are created by Luna Nina.) I do love these - my responses - and particularly your responses. I love to see everyone’s together. Now, how cool is that?
So make a girl happy - leave your mutterings in the comments!

Loneliness ::
Traffic ::
Chaos [...]

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While sitting on my neighbor’s deck, I overheard this conversation:
“Can you believe it? She actually keeps bees?” The woman said.  “She even said that she wanted to GROW her food this year.”
Was she talking about me?  I don’t know her.
“Oh, she’s ridiculous,” the other woman said.  “What does she thinks she has?  An urban farm?”
They [...]

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Rather than visit the bees in early February, I decided to wait until a really warm day in early March.  That day is today.
It’s 70 degrees, no wind.  Perfect for an early spring peek.  I’ll tell you that I hate, absolutely hate, the first peek of the year.
Why?  Because no matter how strong a hive [...]

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I found the interview I reference in my writing advice. Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 and + 44 is interviewed by Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. Check it out. It’s a little more than 3 minutes long - but I think there’s real wisdom here.

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In a little more than a week, I will celebrate another trip around the globe sun.  (Thanks FuriousBall for the correction!)  In order to share the love, I make this one time offer.
I will answer your questions here next week. Feel free to ask anything you’d like. But remember the rules of questions: [...]

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Well… I supposed it had to happen. Every computer, every drive, every hard drive, every program…. did the doe-se-doe this weekend at our house…..
So I’m a little behind.
I apologize for being so spuratic…. I’ll get caught up….
In the meantime, where is my…
I’m listening to:

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Just when I thought I was used to my middle child neglect, I received my official birth certificate from the state of California.
I used to the fact that there are no pictures of me in the photo album. Just like there was never a spot on Mom’s lap**, my baby book was filled [...]

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As a writer, I spend most of my day toiling away at the keyboard. I’m not going to say that it’s hard work. It’s great fun and I am blessed to be able to write.
Writing is an isolating profession. My friends don’t really know what to ask. My family thinks I’ve [...]

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