i cannot believe i am so swamped at work that i posted two of these before.
*sigh* losing it… edited
It is not fancy, not pretty, and not expensive.
It has many annoying design qualities.
But in the end, the only thing that matters is it always works, 24/7.
Not drawn with the Platinum Carbon pen,
but with my Lamy LX in De Atramentis Tobacco Brown ink, heavenly smelling.
My favorite blanket is not one of my colorful blankets,
but a lovely brown mohair-wool yarn I fell in love with,
into which I wove a single mohair strand in many colors.
This blanket was a bone of contention with Kamala, as she loved it —
too much, with claws, and so we fought about it.
I wish she were here to fight with now.
Dongel? Dongle? Did they spell it newly or the old way?
A year ago I didn’t know they existed.
Now I am annoyed because I am always looking for them.
The list, above.
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Hahnemühle Watercolour Book,
Lamy LX pen with De Atramentis Tobacco ink,
Pilot Preppy pen with Noodler’s Lexington Grey Ink,
Lamy Al-Star with Diamine Grey and Platinum Citron Black inks,
Super5 Frankfurt (Amazon when they have it or buy from Europe),
Lamy Al-Star with De Atramentis Document Black ink,
Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges,
waterbrushes with liquid watercolors and inks.
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#WATWB: the Afghan Women’s Writing Project
For National Poetry Month, I decided to give a
call out to this enlightening post for We Are The World blogfest!
Hurry: A poem from the Afghan Women’s Writing Project
We have such a short time to do this good work,
to forgive each other’s small mistakes,
to pay attention to positive points.
We must practice being good people, and
destroy the lens of pessimism in our eyes,
and see the facts of life.
Why are we born to this world,
and what are our plans for this life?
Are they the destruction or betterment of our world?
I try to smile. I don’t have money, power
or authority, but I have God who gave me
a mouth with lips for smiling, I have language for speaking,
I can use them for good,
to carry messages of peace and love and forgiveness.
I can smile to grow the root of the friendship tree.
We have such short time to do good work.
Let’s hurry.
Beyond the difficulty she faces,
Nasima sees a choice between contributing to the
destruction or betterment of the world.
And, despite lacking “money, power or authority,”
she views her ability to smile, to speak,
and to do good work as a gift from God.
To read further in this article, and to find out how to give to the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, visit the Fetzer post.
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There are more stories like this out there.
You simply have to open your eyes and heart.
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