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Entries from May 2008

Bev to Ande: 12 May 1943

May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I could even see the marks left by the raindrops on your stationery. It must have been quite cozy inside that tent while it was raining. Brings back memories of the night on the St. Croix when we shared a tent together.

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Tags: Bev & Ande · health

Bev to Ande: 11 May 1943

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Marge, Helena, and I had fun down town last night. Had our dinner together and then saw a cute movie, but I’ve seen enough pictures now to last me a long time.

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I don’t really want what the new mall’s got, I want what they got in that corner store.

May 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Now I can’t expect everyone to feel like I am,
But I spot a trend that has got to stop,
And I want them to put back that old corner store.

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Tags: music

Treasures from the piles on my desk

May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today I was sidelined with the incapcitating numbies, which is what I am calling the non-specific dizzyness and lethargy that I am associating with a cold. I also can’t sit still in one place today. So I am taking the opportunity to spend the afternoon in my office, clearing out the crap.

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Tags: books · family · fiction · health · house · language · music · self

Larry Langford on the theatre circuit…

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

They found him this morning. Lying on Mexican tile in his kitchen with a peeled banana stuck in his mouth. He had an old Gianni Versace tie around his neck. Tied real tight in a half Windsor knot, and there was a bullet in his head.

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Tags: fiction · politics

Bev to Ande: 7 May 1943

May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Worked this a.m., and then took Aunt Addie to another Aunt’s funeral this p.m. Dad isn’t home yet. Remember Uncle Sherman in Clearwater? His funeral was today, and Dad went there.

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Once a week is best for me, I think.

May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

So, my Dad still won’t let me have any money. He said he didn’t have any, but now he’s saying that I can’t have it, so that sounds like he actually has some, which means he was lying about not having any money because if I can’t have it that means there’s some money there, right?

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Tags: food · language · music

Leaf blowing: Redefined

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

In this performance, a one-armed Mexican street musician named Carlos Garcia plays the dreamy melody on an ivy leaf.

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Tags: music

Bev to Ande: 5 May 1943

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

So you see, I have been busy – oh, yes, practiced too, about 45 minutes. Have a new piece for us. It’s “Clair-de-Lune” by Debussy and very lovely.

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Bev to Ande: 4 May 1943

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

This was a busy day at the blood bank. Took dictation all morning, and was alone in the office this afternoon; so had phone calls and visitors to attend to.

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