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Bathroom Baby
It is a tricky thing to keep tropical plants alive when they live in a loft in an occasionally-heated, occasionally-occupied tiny house in the middle of Midwest winter. My fantasy of creating and maintaining a vibrant, plant-rich space began to wilt along with my plants the three-day weekend we had guests during a cold snap.…
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Choosing Life
Just off the top of my head, I can think of three (younger) people I’ve known personally who have committed suicide, and many many others who have either attempted or fantasized about it. This week we lost two celebrities. Last year at this time it was a 10th grader at Skyline High School. He jumped…
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Looking for Answers
There are few things I love more than someone saying to me “Naomi, you’re an expert on massage, teaching Spanish, online dating, international travel, jam-making, heart-breaking, eye shadow application, etc.”, what’s your opinion on this? Really and truly. I think I’m not wrong when I say that most of us have a littler inner self…
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Albergue de Ada
As I walked into the town of Reliegos on the Camino de Santiago, I was looking for an albergue called Albergue de Prada. I didn’t see any signs for that one immediately, but I did see indications for Albergue de Ada, which hadn’t show up on my comprehensive albergue list. Thinking that perhaps the…
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The Old Man and the Applesauce
“My wife died five years ago from cancer. We were married for 46 years. I know it sounds stupid, but I haven’t seen any beauty in the world since then.” ~Knut, Danish pilgrim, 73 I met him in the sunlit atrium of the parochial pilgrim hostel in Hospital de Orbigo along the Camino de Santiago.
Behind the Blue Door 