Author Archives: Susan

EDUCATION: Online Courses

Posted on July 3, 2005 by Susan

Just an update… I took the exam yesterday between 5 p.m. and 6:30, though there was a two-hour time limit set for the 50 questions.  Most were multiple-choice, but there were six that required short essay answers.  Usually the test … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Call of the Wild

Posted on July 3, 2005 by Susan

…and of the windborn seeds that weary come to rest upon a plot of land to name it for their own.  Seeds like pioneers with hopes of California gold or needs to settle in the fertile soils of Idaho and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: More…

Posted on July 2, 2005 by Susan

Was just about to log in and go for the exam but checked the discussion boards and chickened out again when I spotted this message from student, TJ  Posted on Saturday, July 2, 2005 1:16pm: "it might just be me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Online Lectures

Posted on July 2, 2005 by Susan

Honestly, I wish I could give you the ID and password to show you how impossible these lectures are to listen to and learn anything from because of the poor quality audio.  The text notes follow the lecture slides, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Changes…I hope.

Posted on July 1, 2005 by Susan

Somehow the personal keeps creeping in here though I’ve promised myself I wouldn’t let it.  Will build higher walls, thicker and more sound. July is going to be another rough one.  The plan is to make it end by the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Exercises

Posted on June 30, 2005 by Susan

Been out of inspiration mode, out of writing, reading mode.  Should have forced myself to write an exercise a day.  Would have kept ideas moving, could have used the practice in learning how to create on cue, grow instead of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: One’s man’s treasures…

Posted on June 30, 2005 by Susan

Peach trees, crabapples, junipers, lilacs, the mighty oaks and maples all grow as weeds within my small garden space.  Poison ivy too–whoops–I almost pulled it barehanded till I saw the leaves of three.  Pricker bush babies, sons of birches, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION:

Posted on June 30, 2005 by Susan

No, I didn’t think of a title for this entry.  I put "Useless" then "Frustrating" and finally left it blank. Does anyone honestly think that after a crammed in eight-weeks I will ever remember what phytosterols are?  Or care? I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Money

Posted on June 30, 2005 by Susan

Pull the purse strings tight again, No problem, I’ve done it many times before.  Groceries:  2 half-gallons of Friendly’s Forbidden Chocolate, a quart of Half and Half, a regular size jar of Hellman’s Mayonnaise, and 2 packages of pork sirloin … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Age and Gender

Posted on June 29, 2005 by Susan

This morning an urge overcame me to roll down the lawn.  I didn’t because of the wet grass-clinging snails. But I didn’t go all girly when one squished in my handful of weeds. Continue reading →

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WRITING: Voice

Posted on June 29, 2005 by Susan

It has taken me a while to find that voice, the way I want to tell a story.  Developed over several years–especially here at Spinning where each day’s experience of what I see and taste and touch and feel infuses … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Touching Souls

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Susan

Glad today to have my stomach filled with morning’s labor in the soil.  Stripped with sighing satisfaction as I peeled away my rain-soaked clothes.  Showered, scrubbed the dirt out from my fingernails and pores, then donned clean cottons and opened … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Missing

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Susan

A year ago tonight at 9:15 my best friend died. Strange, how something kept me out in gentle rain all morning till the garden was completely planted.  Hoeing my heart out, soaked through cutoff jeans and cotton shirt.  Didn’t wear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Rain Garden

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Susan

Wet not from sweat but from a soft rain that’s falling, a perfect rain that you pray will follow the planting.  But the planting was not completed last evening, as tired from the day’s work you put down your hoe. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Nightlights

Posted on June 27, 2005 by Susan

A magical night.  Don’t think I have ever seen so many fireflys in the yard.  Some skimming the ground, some sparkling like Christmas lights blinking in and out of the treelines up to the bright horizon of night sky.  Heartening.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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