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Now a Michigander, by way of Ohio, Illinois, Scotland, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. Gardener. Sewer. Democrat. Resister.
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VNV Tuesday – Speaking Their Truths, SOTU Edition 1/30/18

January 30, 2018 DoReMI 6

Tonight’s the night, and I, for one, will either be locked in my sewing room finishing a project or sitting down to write a letter to my cousin (because some of us still do that!) […]

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VNV Tuesday: Lessons in Sausage-Making (h/t @JoyAnnReid) 1/23/18

January 23, 2018 DoReMI 6

Last week was a writing drought; today I have too many topics to choose from. My final decision was made when I saw a tweet thread from Joy Reid*** that resonated with me, exposed my […]

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VNV Tuesday – Speaking His Truth: James Baldwin 1/16/18

January 16, 2018 DoReMI 9

In a moment of semi-panic because I had no clue what I was going to write, I turned on the television in the hopes distraction would mitigate the writing block and lead to clear thinking. […]

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VNV Tuesday: “What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have.” 1/9/18

January 9, 2018 DoReMI 12

I didn’t watch the Golden Globes on Sunday, but I have watched Oprah’s speech. For me, the line that resonated the most is the sentence used as the title of this post: “What I know […]

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VNV Tuesday: When We Center Whiteness, We Lose 1/2/18

January 2, 2018 DoReMI 5

The title of this post was not inspired by electoral politics directly; it was inspired by the passing of Mrs. Recy Taylor last week. As I read her story in a series of tweets by […]

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VNV Tuesday: It Came Upon a Midnight (Not So) Clear 12/26/17

December 26, 2017 DoReMI 6

Today’s post is an expansion of a thread I tweeted yesterday; I offer it as a moment to slow down, reflect, and recharge. Fierce

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VNV Tuesday – Lessons Learned: An Early Retrospective 12/19/17

December 19, 2017 DoReMI 10

For my family, the holiday festivities are over. We’ve exchanged gifts, shared meals, played together, and laughed much. So while most of you are still in a state of anticipation, I’ve moved on to the […]

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VNV Tuesday: Alabama by the Numbers 12/12/17

December 12, 2017 DoReMI 12

I’ve never been to Alabama.  I have no family in Alabama (although my since-passed aunt and uncle retired there).  To the best of my knowledge, I don’t know anyone in Alabama.  Despite all that, I […]

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VNV Tuesday – Preaching to the Choir 12/5/17

December 5, 2017 DoReMI 12

I’m not gonna lie…as I followed the unfolding of the Senate passage of the #GOPTaxScam last Friday night, I became so stressed, upset, and angry that I ended up throwing up in my kitchen sink.  […]

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VNV Tuesday: Giving Tuesday 11/28/17

November 28, 2017 DoReMI 8

Giving Tuesday is not just a marketing ploy like Black Friday or Cyber Monday. It was started six years ago: Created by the team at the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at the 92nd […]

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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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September 22, 2025 3
An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The latitudes +L [...]

“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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August 1, 2025 3
Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the [...]
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Summer Sunning!

June 20, 2025 3
Later today, we mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2025 3
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]
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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 19, 2025 5
Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]

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