Lili St. Crow's Blog, page 13

Beautiful Little Banquet

This branch came down during the recent snow-then-melt, and the pale mushroom flowering caught my interest. Boxnoggin, of course, had to Investigate since this represented ...

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Tiny Quotidian Things

A rough few days here at the Chez, and some hard decisions about protecting my peace. There’s only so long one can put up with ...

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Cold Earth, Waking

Rain! Glorious, wonderful, tiptapping, gutter-washing, street-sluicing rain. Stepped outside during snowmelt Saturday evening and was surprised by the scent of spring. Cold earth, yes, but ...

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Hare Tracks, In Snö

Yesterday was Movie Night, the kids and I watched Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. There was a lot of discussion about the male gaze in film as ...

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Hanging (Snow) Fire

The wind was up all night, so Boxnoggin was restless and I did not haul myself vertical this morning until I was sure it had ...

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Holding To One

The dry chill has returned. It’s supposed to only last a few days, and today appears the only one conditions will preclude running. (I knew ...

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Finest of Distinctions

Roll out of bed, call elected officials before coffee has finished brewing. If they’re tired of hearing from me, well, I’m tired of having to ...

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Pocket Friend and Good Place

My beloved, broken Ouija mug is outside with the equally beloved and equally broken Keep Calm and Carry On one, but never fear. A lovely ...

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Leaning Into the Strain

Woke up with Paris Paloma’s Labour playing in my head. Understandable, given *waves hands* All This. Had to take yesterday off social media. I am ...

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A Certain Tone

I’ve made it to the 200pg mark in the copyedits, which means only *mumblemumble* ah yes, 117 to go, a good indication I’ll finally clear ...

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