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tea & happily ever after ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I confess: I am indulged (there’s a reason this blog begins w/ a queen bee :)). My husband spoils me to the nth degree :). Today, for instance, I made reservations for my sister-in-law & I to have tea. You all KNOW how much I love tea. And tea at the Heathman, in Portland, is…
falling on your butt & other vacation mishaps ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I’m on vacation. And when I’m on vacation, I wear comfy shoes. Not that I wear killer stilettos at any time. But on vacation? I wear my favourite New Balance slip-ons. Because I can :). The other day we went on the #1 foodie tour in the country: the Portland Epicurean Excursion. It was wonderful…
what I’m learning on vacation ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I’ve been spending time w/ a five-year-old. It’s been enlightening — literally :). Alysia is one of the best Buddhist masters I know ~ she is teaching me how to see. I think I’m pretty observant. Writers — especially poets 🙂 — generally are. Birds are individuals to me, as are their songs. And I…
lost journals, Alzheimer’s and hope ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I lost my journal yesterday. Now, in the spectrum of griefs, on a day when almost 100 people lost their lives in Norway, this is a very tiny blip. It’s just paper, w/ some words and drawings and pasted-in ephemera. Perhaps because so many of the elders in my family had Alzheimer’s, losing memories is…
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