Mona's Blog

a lacrosse banquet

by Ramona Mudd June 06, 2021

We went to Maggie's lacrosse banquet the other night. I am such a stranger in a strange land at these things. We rolled ass-over-elbow into Francis...

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mr. ford & me

by Ramona Mudd June 04, 2021

Today. Today I am catapulted through my thoughts on the topic of who I am versus who I want to be. Who I want to be, for instance, is a person who...

easy silence

by Ramona Mudd June 04, 2021

The other evening Dan was leaving the house and for whatever reason it was one of those leaving-not-leaving experiences. He kept saying goodbye, gi...

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my mailman hates me

by Ramona Mudd May 08, 2021

I'm not entirely sure I can explain how funny this was. But let me start with a fact:I think my mailman hates me. It is entirely a beast of my own ...

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lucky to stay

by Ramona Mudd April 16, 2021

~originally published April 2020 You know, these end of the year days contain surprising blessings. Oh, it's not at all fun, but it's peaceful in...

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the good stuff

by Ramona Mudd March 28, 2021

Dan and I went out last night to The Axe House. Axe, like the deodorant, I couldn't help but note. Not "ax" like a tool. Something I would have fou...

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other luck

by Ramona Mudd March 14, 2021

We were driving back from lacrosse practice yesterday and Mags was filling me in on the news of her day, one of the points of interest being that h...

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in the garden.. .the hilarity of lent

by Ramona Mudd February 24, 2021

Sometimes it strikes me what a complete nerd I am. Literally, the biggest nerd on the whole entire planet. And I can't help it---it hits me right i...

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love, historically

by Ramona Mudd February 17, 2021

Oh, love. It's a funny thing. I'm convinced it makes saints of us all.I think when I was young, I thought there was one. One kind. Perhaps, one per...

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soapmaking workshops

by Ramona Mudd January 18, 2021

Soaping is my favorite thing. The lotion? Don't get me wrong--I adore it. It is a quietly contemplative activity, achieving a complete state of flo...

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a healing practice

by Ramona Mudd December 26, 2020

I have but one rule for the living of my life--it is that I go through the door that is open. In the movie Hope Floats, Gena Rowlands’ character ...

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useable wisdom

by Ramona Mudd September 16, 2020

First let me say that my day was magnificent. It was! Some things were exhausting. It was rather hot. Poor Dan had some dental surgery today and is...

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