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Another Year Older

September 17, 2010 Wholeness

Today is my birthday. Happy 35, Me. Half-way to my 3 score years and 10. I may get a bit longer than that. I may not. I don’t mind. It’s been a very inward-facing, personal day for me. Aside from the early morning jumping and excitement on the bed from Rubin, as I opened my [...]

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Elements of Self: Least Favourite Body Part

September 15, 2010 Wholeness

Warning: this post contains a large amount of bare skin, and my bottom! Readers of a nervous disposition should look away now. . . . . . too late! Now that I’ve gone to the trouble of portrait-izing my own rear view, it seems unkind to criticize it. Even to call it my ‘least favourite’ [...]

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Elements of Self: My Favourite Body Part

September 3, 2010 Wholeness

This week, our task is to do a portrait that displays our favourite body part. I rather like my eyes, but I’ve done that one already. And frankly, I should be able to think of more than just the one part that I like. Tricky. Right now I’m heavier than I’ve ever been before, and [...]

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The August Break, Day 8

August 8, 2010 Photography

Do you see that look on my face? Reminds me of the look on my son’s face, when he scowls at me. Today I’m playing with some old pictures, as I’m all camera’d out at the moment, and my Blackberry phone camera isn’t working. And, I’m shooting some real film with the Holga, so today’s [...]

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Elements of Self: The Eyes, and The August Break, Day 5

August 5, 2010 Photography

My eyes, today, age 34. I’ve always liked my eyes. I’ve been complimented on them plenty of times. Perhaps because they’re dark, with long lashes. But I’ve noticed that our eyes can seem to get smaller as we age. I see how much my eyes have narrowed with the disappointments and hardships that I’ve encountered [...]

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