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Life of Linda: November 2005
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Friday, November 25, 2005. Thanksgiving is a holiday of just plain joy and thanksgiving, with no overlays of guilt or shoulds like the other holidays. This year was different from other Thanksgivings in a lot of ways. Our all-time best one was in '99 when we celebrated not only turkey day with family but bringing home a son from the hospital after almost 4 weeks in ICU, now finally on the mend. We did everything "right" but still things felt off balance. Some of life's learning you have to learn over and...
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Life of Linda: January 2008
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Thursday, January 24, 2008. I was wrong about the empty nest thing. Over a year ago, on my last post, I was wistfully looking towards a time when we'd have an empty nest. Turns out that it's not empty after all. We have a really nice old bird living with us. He's teaching us all a bit about being gracious with unexpected life changes, and he's fun. Posted by Life of Linda at 8:50 PM. Links to this post. Local site against hunger. Bug, LG and their mama. I dont want to be a vegetarian.
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Life of Linda: March 2006
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Thursday, March 09, 2006. Ever since my kids were little we'd go out walking to find "signs of spring." A daffodil up, or tree which seems red on the edges where the new leaves are forming. Was it bird flu? What was going on? Eventually it became clear - they were ratcheting up to catch a good air stream. When they did they went right into formation and headed on their way. Posted by Life of Linda at 3:33 PM. Links to this post. Local site against hunger. Bug, LG and their mama.
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Jàngi na nuyu.: novembre 2005
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. He learned how to give greeting - 9 months in Senegal. Lundi, novembre 14. Korite yi neexoon nañu de - and that's plural! Korite is old news here. It's been more than a week since the festival, which - to the great embarrassement of some Senegalese, the great joy of others - happened. Brittany and I in the courtyard of her extended family's luxurious home). And still made it home in time to eat a little breakfast. Posted by Ewan at 16:23. Links to this post. I do researc...
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Jàngi na nuyu.: décembre 2005
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. He learned how to give greeting - 9 months in Senegal. Mercredi, décembre 7. Cookle namm cookle. cookle na kay! But that doesn't exactly get to the heart of it. And wait for a response. Our options? Either return the desired "Cookle na kay! For the thousanth time, our enthusiasm waning, or else try to change the subject, thereby confusing the caller and provoking yet another 'cokling'. This sort of constant, bizarre, and amusing attention made time in the village exh...
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Jàngi na nuyu.: février 2006
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. He learned how to give greeting - 9 months in Senegal. Vendredi, février 17. War naa gen dëkk bi! I gotta get out of this town! I've been especially bad at communication this past week, so if you're reading this wondering where the hell I am, what on Earth I'm doing with myself, at least know that you are not alone. Even the friends I run into here in Dakar - yes, I'm still in town - give me astonished looks. "You're still here! Weren't you going to? Links to this post.
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Jàngi na nuyu.: janvier 2006
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. He learned how to give greeting - 9 months in Senegal. Mardi, janvier 31. The mourners.' (continued from the last entry). In a matter of no time people were flowing into the house. At first I thought that as a member of the family, my presence was needed by my mother and grandmother. But with the entrance of each of Jean's or Ernestine's relatives or friends, I felt more and more estranged from the family. More to come when I have the time.). Posted by Ewan at 18:32.
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Jàngi na nuyu.: octobre 2005
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. He learned how to give greeting - 9 months in Senegal. Samedi, octobre 29. Dem nanu giis 'montagnes' yi - We went to see the mountains. Jenise and Maren on the path from Kedougou to Dindefelo. Note recently-purchased sleeping mats: the best 3000 CFA spent all week). They must be crazy, and are probably capable of anything.". Above: walking my bike across the. Bridge en route to Dindefelo). Posted by Ewan at 18:29. Links to this post. Mardi, octobre 25. Literally 'to sell...
