The Hot Medieval Heart of It All. The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Seattle. I did not move toward Catholicism from a place of certainty. I moved from a place of desire. And I did not walk steadily toward it.

a candid glimpse at the imperfect reality of surviving the daily grind with kids. Monday, January 14, 2013. Mommy, for real has moved! Mommy, for real has moved to. Please stop by and check out the new website! I will also politely beg you to resubscribe to my posts via email when you get to the new site! You can also subscribe to my RSS feed, find me on Facebook. And follow me on Twitter. Thanks for moving with me! Find me on Twitter.

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Writing about writing and other stuff. Okay, so for a change, this blog is not fuelled by anger but by deep gratitude. About 20 years ago, I had an investigative procedure at the Royal Free hospital. It was in the gynaecological department, at the time my parents were not friendly with Stella, and I needed all the emotional support I could get. And then I look closer and realise that while the companies are making mi.

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