vilaine fille

Sorrisi e canzoni XIII

109. opportunities to be useful (repeat)
110. physical activity and the ability to do it (repeat of a repeat)
111. starting to recognize sick, abusive behavior for what it is
112. still more new friends, still more new opportunities
113. (veggie) burgers with S
114. a reprieve from the disgusting warm weather
115. the huge success of another bella piemontesina (but, ouf, that nano destroide!)
116. Lost in the Stars
117. Il est grand temps de rallumer les étoiles !

Pensée du dimanche 30 mars

D’una città non godi le sette o le settantasette meraviglie, ma la risposta che dà a una tua domanda.
—Italo Calvino

Sorrisi e canzoni XII

100. MHS
101. hanging with sweet kitties
102. getting to know so many wonderful new people
103. a first opportunity to heal that place
104. gumption!
105. eyes on the prize
106. Quién escribe tu nombre con letras de humo entre las estrellas del sur?
     Ah déjame recordarte cómo eras entonces, cuando aún no existías.
107. J’ai tendu des cordes de clocher à clocher ; des guirlandes de fenêtre à fenêtre ; des chaînes d’or d'étoile à étoile, et je danse.
108. Avant que tu t'en ailles décrocher les étoiles…

Pensée du dimanche 23 mars

I look forward to an America which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength, but for its civilization as well. And I look forward to a world which will be safe not only for democracy and diversity, but also for personal distinction.
—John F. Kennedy

To all who keep the holiday, vilaine fille sends best wishes for a happy and blessèd Easter!

Sorrisi e canzoni XI

91. to have had such a friend as RHH
92. feeling connected, useful, and loved
93. military-strength Wellbutrin
94. getting my mind severely blown (the description is bowdlerized drivel)
95. and again
96. dream visits
97. Du moment qu’on s’aime, l’on devient si doux…
98. Stardust…
99. …and more Stardust

Thank you, dear heart, for the image!

Pensée du dimanche 16 mars

If you believe breaking is possible,
believe fixing is possible.
—Rav Nachman of Breslov

Sorrisi e canzoni X

82. the opportunity to spend time with A, C, J, and R
83. multiple opportunities to experience genius
84. a tender-hearted friend’s tough-love words (danke)
85. the culinary delights of Somerville and East Boston
86. opportunities to be useful (grazie, G, M e P)
87. still more knitting-related miracles
88. Provo l’incredulità amara e muta di ogni pubblico ingenuo…
89. Aux clartés des étoiles, je crois encore la voir…
90. La noche que me quieras desde el azul del cielo, las estrellas celosas nos mirarán pasar…

Pensée du dimanche 9 mars

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise;
seek what they sought.
—Bashō

International Women’s Day

vilaine fille sends greetings to her sisters all over the globe for International Women’s Day, La Festa della Donna.

In particular, she salutes those lucky enough to live in civilized countries, who enjoy abortion rights; state-funded healthcare, child care, and maternity leave; and explicit guarantees of equality under the law. (G-d willing, she’s gonna be joining you real soon.)

Read Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women.

Sorrisi e canzoni IX

73. happy anticipation of seeing faraway friends
74. fan mail for baby undertakings
75. that knitting helps with office politics, too
76. prayer warriors in CA, IL, and oltreoceano
77. letting go of junk, physical and emotional, and finding lost treasures
78. having an overabundance of invitations for an upcoming trip
79. lust
80. Tutto è già qui: i torti, le ragioni, le grandi verità e le speranze vuote, la voce che non sa per chi si spenderà…
81. Dove sarai, anima bella? Stella gemella, dove sarai? Magari dietro la luna sarai…