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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Flypaper thoughts, some from the road

  • New York city is not in Tennessee.
  • In TN that middle-aged woman likely has her hair coloured and that baby is her third grandchild.
  • In Manhattan that middle-aged woman is letting her hair go grey and that's her first child in her stroller.
  • In Tennessee they have big trucks.
  • In NYC they have big sidewalks.
  • Knees are to bodies what zippers are to garments.
  • Not the same warranty.
  • In Tennessee they say to me "don't get in a rush."
  • In NYC I walk faster to keep up.
  • Why did I forget to buy buttons?
  • My daughter hired a doula for help with her breastfeeding.
  • The baby now nurses standing up.
  • Looks odd works great.
  • New York is about a lot of small. Small spaces, small shops, small room between people.
  • It's not anonymous, it's close.
  • They don't tell you that. 
  • It's sort of comforting.
  • I heard frogs outside my window in Tennessee. 
  • I swear.
  • On the phone Miss Scarlett said to me "Babs I am going to go to your house as soon as I can."
  • That's why I came home.
  • I love New York.
  • I love Tennessee.
  • I live in Nova Scotia.
  • This is my home.
  • I was born on the prairies.
  • You never know.
  • You just never know.
  • Anytime I walk into a fabric store I am no longer a traveller.
  • These are my people.
  • This is the home I carry with me.

2 comments:

  1. My sister is 36 years old with her first baby. She can't wait to go grey because it is "so chic." My hair is naturally curly, and substantially grey. I die it like a fiend.

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  2. Missed your musings when you were gone. You always offer me a new way of looking at life. I really agree with your current thoughts on being a traveler and fabric stores. Thank-you!

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