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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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It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: Back to Work 9/5/17

September 5, 2017 DoReMI 6

Even though the calendar tells us that summer doesn’t end for another 17 days, for most of us, Labor Day is a key line of demarcation. It’s getting dark earlier; the evenings (in most places) […]

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Found on the Internets

It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: The Eye of the Hurricane 8/29/17

August 29, 2017 DoReMI 13

I’ve only experienced one hurricane in my life; Hurricane Gloria in 1985, when I was living in Portsmouth, RI on Aquidneck Island. As a native Midwesterner, I had no idea what to expect, and so […]

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It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: In Their Own Words 8/22/17

August 22, 2017 DoReMI 4

Made possible by Europe’s advantages in military and social technology, the slavery started by Europeans in the fifteenth century was different, because it became the enslavement of one race by another. (Excerpt from Lies My […]

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It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: The ReSisterhood (Happy Birthday, Auntie Maxine!) 8/15/17

August 15, 2017 DoReMI 11

Inspired by a comment made by bfitzinAR and the encouragement of WYGalinCA, today’s post is all about Maxine Waters (CA-43), one of the leaders of the ReSisterhood. She’s 79 today, and as a self-described “strong […]

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It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: Family, Immigration, and History 8/8/17

August 8, 2017 DoReMI 5

The comments of Stephen Miller and the restrictive immigration standards of the proposed RAISE Act have caused me to think a lot about immigration lately. I’m in the privileged position as a white woman to […]

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It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: Tweeting the News (1917 Version) 8/1/17

August 1, 2017 DoReMI 21

Today, I’m taking a break from our platform, healthcare legislation, and all things Twitter. This choice is not because our resistance is over or because we can take our eyes off the ball, but because […]

Democratic Party Values

It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: We Are Dems/Work Those Phones Day! 7/25/17

July 25, 2017 DoReMI 16

BEFORE ANYTHING, CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY! DEM OR REPUBLICAN, THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM US. 1- HUGE week for TrumpCare. I know it feels like that’s every week – like this legislation has 9 lives. […]

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Democratic Party Values

It Takes A Village – Thursday Special: We Are Dems (Part 3.5) 7/20/17

July 20, 2017 DoReMI 8

I’m continuing my look at the healthcare planks of both the Democratic and Republican Party platforms, despite the fluid events in the news about the status of BCRA[p] and the ever-changing Republican plans to destroy […]

Democratic Party Values

It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: We Are Dems (Part 3) 7/18/17

July 18, 2017 DoReMI 6

Senator McCain’s surgery and his as-of-yet unknown date of return to the Senate; a BCRA(p) bill that must be passed under the FY17 budget resolution, using the reconciliation process (thus preserving a FY18 budget resolution/reconciliation […]

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It Takes a Village

It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: When I’m Tired, I Read 7/11/17

July 11, 2017 DoReMI 15

So you thought you were going to get Part Three of my exploration of the party platforms today, didn’t you? Well, I’m tired and busy, and that combination means that my research and posting is […]

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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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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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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!

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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!

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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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