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Happy Spring!
My
house is clean from top to bottom, thanks to the annual spring ritual called kashering for Passover, or spring cleaning (depending
on your tradition.) For 15 whole minutes, I get to look at my house and be blinded by its near perfection --
ignoring the needed repairs, of course. It feels really good.
It's also really exhausting. Not just the physical
labor, but the time taken away from what I really want to do: creating. Last week I finished taxes. The week before
it was picture editing -- so it's three weeks since I let my imagination fly. (The IRS really frowns on that kind of
stuff, BTW.)
In a perfect world, I'd design gorgeous jewelry and write brilliant poetry 24/7. In the real world,
I break all my nails cleaning, curse the IRS, and try to stay awake editing photos.
Sometimes we have to shovel the
garbage to see the rainbows. Or something like that. Tomorrow is laundry day. I'll let you know if the sky appears after
I'm done folding.
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On February
19, the headline on the front page of the Business section of my newspaper shouted, "Silver hits a 31-year high!" $32.835,
to be exact. What's it today?
SILVER $42.26
GOLD $1504.00
I've given up thinking metal prices will
come down any time in the near future.
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April birthstone:
DIAMOND
Attracts
spiritual unity. Protects from and detoxifies poisonous influences. Amplifies energy.
May birthstone:
EMERALD
Mentally
calms by removing hidden fears. Balances the heart.
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Depending on what you celebrate
--
HAPPY PASSOVER!!
HAPPY EASTER!!
and in May
HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY!!!
Oh -- and Happy Birthday to me
on May 21 .
Meredith
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