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You get the sense that it’s possible simply to go through life noticing things and writing them down and that this is OK, it’s worth doing. That the seemingly insignificant things that most of us spend our days noticing are really significant, have meaning, and tell us something. Joan Didion – The Paris Review Interview (2006)
Henry Poltrack, Social Worker
I spend a lot of my time transcribing documents for the New Ipswich Historical Society….
The Maple Station Market
The sap is running in the Monadnock Region. Freezing temperatures only at night guarantee a…
Sodium Cyclamate
Too much fruit punch? Causing trouble in the Navy I was given advice about not…
My Third MOHS Surgery
Frederic Edward Mohs was an American physician and general surgeon who developed the Mohs micrographic…
Bellingham Washington
My hometown – an essay by Betty J. Poltrack My sister and I are settling…
My Bronzed Shoe
I spent most of my early days barefooting around. Later when I did have shoes,…
Oh John. The maintenance of the body gets so time consuming the older one gets. The good old days of being young and not wondering which damn doctor’s appointment you should make to deal with yet another malfunction of the aging body.
Love the Joan Didion quote – her books have been very helpful to me
I put in a request for a Joan Didion book at the library. I believe it was about paying attention. As you can see I didn’t even pay attention to the title, so I know it will helpful for me.