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Ginny Bartolone's Blog of Many Years

Tag: Joy

  • Caught Myself Dancing

    Just over a year ago, a phone call made me feel like I couldn’t move my body. It wasn’t a call with terrible news or life-altering information. The interaction was, on paper, rather mundane. And yet, somehow, this final straw in a line of straws twisted the shut-off valve in my brain with a jolt…

  • BRB: Ukulele Parade

    Today I celebrated the Summer Solstice by marching in a ukulele parade.  I do not, sadly, play the ukulele, but I did play a mean plastic maraca and tried to sing along.  Also, I broke a curse! This was the first official parade that I’ve ever  marched in.  I’ve been scheduled to march in several…

  • You Are My Starfish–A Camino Story

    Despite the past several days throwing us some curve balls (I fell down the steps this morning–no broken bones but some pretty impressive cuts and bruises), I woke up feeling generally okay. Sure, the heat in our apartment still doesn’t work because our boiler almost blew us up last week. And sure, every day, the…