tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74061273097000256902024-03-08T06:34:19.111-05:00Brattleborobrattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.comBlogger1399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-81172454355150052822019-05-11T11:52:00.000-04:002019-05-11T11:52:01.843-04:00BRATTLEBORO WOMEN'S CHORUS SPRING CONCERT<b>For anyone who will be in the Brattleboro, Vermont area tonight or tomorrow afternoon, I'll be singing in the Brattleboro Women's Chorus Spring Concerts. One of my poems will also be read during the two performances. Hope to see you there!</b><br />
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<b>P.S. If you do come, please introduce yourself to me after the performance.</b><br />
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<b>Happy Mother's Day.</b>brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-38772422617008981002018-07-15T07:13:00.000-04:002018-07-15T07:13:25.637-04:00Happy Birthday, Birdman!Let's celebrate the wonderful Mark Norton, AKA Birdman, who would have been gleefully observing his birthday today. In just a couple of months my book, NIGHT JOB, will be published by Candlewick Press. It was inspired by one of the hundreds of wonderful tales Mark shared with us about his childhood. I hope some of you will look for it and enjoy it. With best wishes to you all, Brattcat (aka Karen Hesse)<br />
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Today is Mark's birthday.</div>
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How we miss him.</div>
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Our love to his beloved Elenka and son, J.</div>
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And to all of our friends in Nice,</div>
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<br />brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-27101505907880566412013-08-29T09:30:00.000-04:002013-08-29T09:30:52.079-04:00you've all been so wonderful.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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thank you for so many years of kindness, generosity, wit, and compassion.</div>
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i've loved meeting you all and spending time in your world and having you visit mine.</div>
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wishing you all the best.</div>
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<br />brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-30164533465883414832013-07-02T07:09:00.005-04:002013-07-02T07:09:48.863-04:00july, and the morning yawns and stretches,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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then lowers its noddy head back on the downy pillow </div>
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and slumbers a wee bit longer.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-38689660121177941172013-07-01T07:05:00.001-04:002013-07-02T07:10:59.408-04:00july theme day: facade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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once little brattleboro claimed three new bookstores and four or five used bookshops.</div>
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the number of brick and mortar bookstores dwindles annually.</div>
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but basket's books, with its garage/barn door facade, continues to hang on.</div>
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brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-55420064072744632862013-06-30T09:23:00.002-04:002013-06-30T09:23:24.805-04:00no post yesterday because we had no power<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we had no power</div>
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because a squirrel</div>
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had a fatal encounter</div>
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with the transformer at the end of our street </div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-58555386806357360182013-06-28T08:33:00.000-04:002013-06-28T08:33:14.084-04:00in the woodworker's shop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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mr. brattcat is building a sideboard for our diningroom.</div>
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this new piece of furniture has come so far from a bundle of lumber, </div>
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but still has a long way to go before it's finished.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-71050915557485573532013-06-27T07:25:00.002-04:002013-06-27T07:25:44.235-04:00building a stone wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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in oppressive heat</div>
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imagine.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-6361783204014258602013-06-26T06:56:00.002-04:002013-06-26T06:56:24.822-04:00yesterday morning, in the dawning,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i discovered this cut glass vase </div>
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had become a bowl of sunlight.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-67741907020420778632013-06-25T07:27:00.000-04:002013-06-25T07:27:08.795-04:00a bouquet to share<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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on this steamy morning. </div>
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what will you do with this day?</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-17200944976081581622013-06-24T07:32:00.002-04:002013-06-24T07:32:20.140-04:00at the christening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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while his baby sister received her blessings,</div>
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the big brother gathered some blessings of his own.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-44935309806107291492013-06-23T07:59:00.005-04:002013-06-23T07:59:45.011-04:00when it gets hot...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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dog paddle.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-42968477386023774302013-06-22T07:42:00.001-04:002013-06-22T07:42:03.494-04:00it will be so hot here today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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shall we dream of gliding across ice?</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-80908588313170362462013-06-21T07:35:00.000-04:002013-06-21T07:35:01.060-04:00and a little pig<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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balanced a golden needle on its snout</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-43330003887371320962013-06-20T13:09:00.001-04:002013-06-20T13:09:14.696-04:00once upon a walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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a dinosaur emerged from the upper left hand corner of a stone wall</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-43518680913635521352013-06-19T07:04:00.003-04:002013-06-19T07:04:27.873-04:00did you ever<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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wash your hair in a rainstorm?</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-34184533550681418472013-06-18T13:50:00.000-04:002013-06-18T13:50:11.079-04:00looks innocent, doesn't he?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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but he's made of cotton on #2 needles and i'm not certain my neck will ever recover from creating him.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-46602043447182829762013-06-17T06:56:00.004-04:002013-06-17T06:56:58.104-04:00the crowning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i end this <i>strolling of the heifers</i> series with an enchanting tiara-wearing alpaca.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-75990732304384488772013-06-16T07:48:00.002-04:002013-06-16T07:48:40.741-04:00the goat olympics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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awhile to figure out the game plan</div>
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but eventually they caught on and happily ate their "awards" at the finish line.</div>
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happy father's day.</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-53335817943462658872013-06-15T08:06:00.001-04:002013-06-15T08:06:20.197-04:00after the parade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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there were tractors to check out...</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-22843077768917558642013-06-14T08:23:00.003-04:002013-06-14T08:23:44.175-04:00a nurse from brattleboro memorial hospital <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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handed out healthy treats to children lining the parade route.</div>
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if you had to go to the hospital wouldn't you love being taken care of by this guy?</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-6900052165046356022013-06-13T06:59:00.000-04:002013-06-13T06:59:38.103-04:00hats and smiles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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from shy slip of sunshine</div>
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to beaming bright light-up-the-street smiles</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-63865897614076265852013-06-12T08:23:00.001-04:002013-06-12T08:23:09.593-04:00point of view 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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this girl took in the parade from up on the roof</div>
brattcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406127309700025690.post-74852099937854617232013-06-11T08:06:00.006-04:002013-06-11T08:06:59.662-04:00points of view<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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one girl watched the parade from her third story window.</div>
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