I can hardly avert my eyes from the present moment. Today, Beth Alexander to take us back in time, to a past we see through a mother’s fragile scrapbook…
May 10, 2020
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Tag Archives: Beth Alexander
April 24, 2020
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Life in the Time of Corona: Shaking Up the Routine
Book Title: Redhead by the Side of the Road
Most mornings I feel some flavor of this, despite a very decent morning routine with my dog and the paper and breakfast… I have to work my way towards a better mood. Maybe I should rethink my routine, at least for now? Beth Alexander stops in at Bacon today with an intriguing recommendation…
March 31, 2020
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Love in the Time of Corona: Signs
Today my friend Beth Alexander reflects on her trip to Israel a few weeks ago, before the world changed. “Parents permeate the lives of their children,” she writes…
March 22, 2020
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Life in the Time of Corona: My Census, Myself
Lots of things come up in my yard in the spring, and I don’t mind. I like the blooming “spring ephemerals” otherwise known as weeds. This year, something different has come up in several locations. We had parts of the yard re-seeded in the fall, and something odd has crept in. Can you help me figure out what it is? It looks kind-of like a …
August 26, 2018
by jenniferpuryear
Ordinary Grace: Guest Post by Beth Alexander
Book Title: Ordinary Grace
I asked today’s guest writer, Beth Alexander, for a photo to run with her post. “Don’t you think people have seen enough of me lately?” she asked – laughing, half serious. (She and Patti Smallwood have been hard to miss, it’s true, as Swan Ball co-chairs). Maybe you can send a few historical photos, I suggested… The truth is: We can never get enough …