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About O

I live in a suburb of an American City. I write to try and understand myself and the world around me. I love nature, art, music, literature and beauty in all its forms. I think the world has gone mad and many of us will soon go insane from living in this world. What I love almost more than anything is my garden. I love its trees, shrubs and its many flowers. I love the birds, their flying and singing and dancing movements in and out of the sky and garden. Their freedom. They always bring joy. My blog is whennothingworks because for a long time nothing has worked. Friends, family, jobs, money, houses, careers, lovers, things--- it all just doesn't work sometimes, or most of the time. The garden always works. Nature and its beauty always work. And, in my garden, I can sit quietly and think, or just breathe, and somehow manage to survive the world.

Pumpkin Pie, Cindie, and a Flicker of Birds

Posted on December 7, 2014 by O

All the way home from work, riding the bus, I dug deeper and deeper into negativity. Everything seemed stupid and useless and overwhelming, especially the endless masses and masses of cars going back and forth on four different busy roads. … Continue reading →

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Birds, Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Tart Cherries, Apricots and Pecans

Posted on November 22, 2014 by O

There are no birds today, or, I was too frustrated, busy and scatterbrained to see them. Did take a quick look out the window when I came home though and they were not in their bird condominium. Birds must be … Continue reading →

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Getting Dressed Not working today

Posted on November 17, 2014 by O

This post is from February 2014. I just ran across it today. I was working on it while trying to learn how to blog. Still learning! It seems ages ago but it was just last winter, when it was so … Continue reading →

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Early Snow, Salt, Fat, and Birds Again

Posted on November 16, 2014 by O

It snowed last night. Jane said it would snow but I didn’t pay attention, I was fussing with putting out the cake and getting ready for service. Then woke this morning and white all over. Thin layer but a fine … Continue reading →

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The Night of Smoke and Crushed Violets

Posted on November 8, 2014 by O

A long, damp and bone-chilling cold has set in. All morning long I was swathed like a mummy sitting here at my desk unable to move. Oh this house this house this house, why is it so cold! I am … Continue reading →

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The Writhing Mass

Posted on November 7, 2014 by O

These birds will not let me go!  I finally got dressed.  This house of mine is so freezing cold– old drafty house, it’s always hard to get dressed…everything icy cold… Looked out and the starlings starlings starlings, filled the bird … Continue reading →

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And now, the starlings

Posted on November 7, 2014 by O

I am still in this robe, I can’t seem to do anything…. except watch these birds. Went to wash the dishes and saw them again from the kitchen window through the evergreen branches and I ran again to watch them … Continue reading →

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Birds, Again

Posted on November 7, 2014 by O

I’m still in my robe.  Had breakfast (off today, yeah!) a delicious, caloric plate of, potatoes, fried onion, green beans (cut up very tiny from last night’s dinner) and two over easy eggs…salt, cut it all up, the egg yolks … Continue reading →

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Water the birds!

Posted on November 7, 2014 by O

If you have a garden and water and a bird bath, sometimes it feels like paradise.Got up this morning and it is maybe 29 or 30 degrees out.  Coffee, sit and think what needs to be done.  Look out window … Continue reading →

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Jack Bruce Gone

Posted on November 6, 2014 by O

I found out last week Jack Bruce Died.  Oh no!  Loved Jack Bruce. He had one of the most amazing voices in the rock world. Just soaring, way into the clouds…  And a great bassist, composer, song writer.  I felt … Continue reading →

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