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On One Decade In

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Jocelyn

Note: This entry is pretty much one big whine. When you’ve been sick for ten years, you get a coupon in the mail that entitles you to one 1800-word whine. I usually try to be at least somewhat upbeat and hopeful on … Continue reading →

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The Lace of Life

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Jocelyn

I was thinking, while we were in Asheville, about Dresden lace figurines. They’re porcelain figurines decorated with very realistic-looking lace, which is created by dipping cotton lace in porcelain and applying it to the figurine. The cloth burns off in … Continue reading →

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Nulliparous

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jocelyn

Nulliparous: of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring. New Latin nullipara, one who has never borne an offspring, from Latin nullus not any + -para -Latin, from parere to give birth to. One night in April 2001, at the age of 25, I went to … Continue reading →

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