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Peacock Feathers
This adaptation of the Peacock Feathers pattern that I am working on is one of those that takes some fiddling before it looks right to me. I have frogged it twice, first to change to a smaller needle…
- December 31st, 2009
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Year\'s End
Today I am doing something I do every New Year's Eve -- reading my journal for the past year. A chance to revisit dreams, see the themes of the year and reflect on where I have been and where I…
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End of the Year
You know, I could do a big end of the year retrospective of the things I have made and the yarn I have acquired this year, but that just isn't going to happen. So relax. Here is the start of my ada…
- December 28th, 2009
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Restless knitting continues
My son is getting married next summer, so of course already I am thinking about what to wear. Big family events like weddings are especially interesting for people like me who are divorced, because i…
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Venison Goulash
My son-in-law got a deer this year so one gift we received from him and my daughter was a nice package of venison stew meat. Yesterday we decided to make venison goulash. It's actually a very simple…
- December 24th, 2009
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Merry Christmas!
Today is baking day. My good intentions for doing it a little at a time fell by the wayside, so today will be devoted to cookies and finishing gifts. Tomorrow we are off to my daughter's in Bowdoin,…
- December 22nd, 2009
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The Box Boys
All three cats remain enamored of the box the pears came in. I think they may revolt when we finally throw it away. Roscoe and Spike: Roscoe: Roscoe and Moe -- don't tell Moe he is way too big fo…
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Blue Cheese Walnut Cookies
I ran across this recipe from the Washington Post the other week and being a blue cheese lover thought it sounded good. The recipe as given in the Post: MAKE AHEAD: Store the cookies in an airtight…
- December 14th, 2009
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I\'ve been remiss
Or so I have been told by my daughter who tells me I should be posting recipes more often. So starting later this week, I will be posting recipes for the Christmas cookies i will be making this year…
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Discussing THE CAVEMAN\'S VALENTINE
I'm delighted to see that discussion has already begun on this film. Let me start by saying that I chose the film for the way paranoid schizophrenia is portrayed and in that, I accept that the plot i…
- December 7th, 2009
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Psyche Goes to the Movies -- The Caveman\'s Valentine
Next up in our film series is The Caveman's Valentine. Samuel L. Jackson gives a virtuoso performance in this intensely visual suspense film. Jackson stars as Romulus Ledbetter, a brilliant musician…
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Dual Relationships
A commenter to one of the recent posts on termination mentioned dual relationships so it seems a good time to look at this issue. The APA (American Psychological Association) has this to say in its c…
- December 6th, 2009
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Cleaning house
This past week I was seized with the desire to take a good look at the projects I have going and discard the ones I wasn't happy with for whatever reason. First up, Eve's Temptation2 I like elements…
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Can This Marriage Be Saved?
When I was growing up, we always had lots of magazines around the house. One of them, Ladies Home Journal, had a feature every month called "Can This Marriage Be Saved?". I read it avidly,…
- December 4th, 2009
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Passive Income or Hucksterism?
Several years ago I toyed with adding personal coaching as a service I offered. I spent time learning about coaching, reading, doing some classes and looking at a lot of material aimed at coaches. An…
- November 27th, 2009
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Ooops!
You know what happens when a blogger gets sick? Days go by without a post. And that is just what happened to me. Last week I was felled by the flu, a mild case because I am old enough to have some im…
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When is it time for goodbye? Part 3
Every therapy comes to an end eventually. Under ideal conditions, therapist and patient arrive together at the decision to end and they take the time necessary to fully and respectfully end the relat…
- November 26th, 2009
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When is it time for goodbye? Part 2
What about therapy breaks? How is a break different from termination? The same questions need to be looked at when a patient decides to take a break from therapy as when she decides she wants to ter…
- November 24th, 2009
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When is it time for Goodbye? Part 1
A reader asked me to write about " termination.... when it's called for, what a good process looks like...how you know it's different from a break". Good questions and I'll do my best wit…
- November 20th, 2009
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More on The Red Book
Just time tonight for a quick post to give you a few interesting links on The Red Book -- I'll be back in the morning with a couple of meatier posts. First, the Asheville Jung Center is offering an…
- November 18th, 2009
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Lazy
I confess -- I have been a lazy blogger for a while. And I would promise to mend my ways, but therein lies the road to hell. Okay, I can say I will try to be more diligent. So I started a little myst…
- November 9th, 2009
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The Lapis Mandala
I am making progress on the mandala shawl. I hate the beginning for circular shawls -- it is fiddly and I no longer like using double pointed needles and I can see some laddering which I will have to…
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Don Juan De Marco -- Film 1
We started the film series, Psyche Goes to the Movies yesterday by showing Don Juan De Marco. And it was a good beginning -- 24 people showed up, we had a good discussion and now to discuss it some m…
- November 7th, 2009
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Crazy
Twice a month on Friday afternoons I meet with 4 or 5 other women for a couple of hours of knitting and the kind of conversation women have when we gather as friends. Yesterday the discussion roamed…
- November 2nd, 2009
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At last -- an FO!
The downside of being a process knitter is that one so seldom gets to celebrate a finished object. Well, today I have one -- the hydrangea scarf is done and in fact is now soaking in some water and D…
- October 31st, 2009
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A dream at the breakfast table
A few days ago I read Stephen Gyllenhaal's piece in Huffington Post in which he muses about a dream Sara Corbett, who wrote the long piece on the Red Book for the New York Times, offered. The dream a…
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Isn\'t this lovely?
A friend let me know the other day about this wonderful poem, which won the Keats-Shelly prize for best poem on a Romantic theme this year. I have read and re-read and seen the images in my mind ever…
- October 30th, 2009
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A look around the house
I have no new knitting to show you because I am being very very good about not starting yet another project. Hydrangea is almost finished -- I will complete it tomorrow or Sunday -- and then I can pl…
- October 28th, 2009
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Where\'s Cheryl?
Well, I seem to have gone walkabout for a while, don't I? I didn't really go anywhere -- I have just been thinking more than writing. I have become interested in an emerging field, Fat Studies, and o…
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Psyche Goes to the Movies, change
Things are all set to start with the film series. The first film will be shown at the Belfast Free Library here in Belfast, Maine on Sunday November 8 at 4 pm. Starting in January, the series will run…
- October 23rd, 2009
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Good News, In Treatment fans!
Our favorite television therapist will indeed be back for a third season, HBO announced today. "HBO has renewed the Emmy®-winning half-hour drama series IN TREATMENT, which will begin productio…
- October 18th, 2009
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Placebo
Neuroskeptic has a splendid post this week on the placebo effect. He ends it thusly: The strongest meaning of the "placebo effect" is a direct effect of belief upon symptoms. You give someo…
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In His Lair
Roscoe loves to carry toys around in his mouth. Especially soft toys. So I wasn't surprised the other night when I saw him out of the corner of my eye with something in his mouth. But I looked again…
- October 17th, 2009
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Marching Toward Winter
We're heading into 2 days of rain here -- good time to stay in, knit, watch movies and listen to books on my iPod. The foliage reached peak here this past week and now we move into the season of gray…
- October 10th, 2009
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Soup's On!
It was kind of blustery today -- seemed like a perfect day for soup and fresh bread. Pioneer Woman's recipe for rosemary-onion bread with blue cheese topping had me drooling when I first saw it a few…
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Therapist, Heal Thyself
I am often asked if it is required for therapists to have been in therapy. And most people are surprised to learn that except in the case of analytic training and a few other programs, it is not a req…
- October 5th, 2009
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A New Therapy Blog
Here's a new blog in Psychology Today's group: Mr. Analysand If you are interested in psychoanalysis from the patient's perspective, this looks like one to follow.
- October 4th, 2009
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Ten Secrets
Last week John Grohol posted 10 Secrets Your Therapist Won’t Tell You. For whatever the reason, I seem to feel compelled to respond when I read these kinds of posts. So here goes with this one: 1.…
- October 3rd, 2009
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UPDATE: Psyche Goes to the Movies
Well, the library has agreed to sponsor my series beginning in November. So all of you within driving distance of Belfast, Maine, mark your calendar for Sunday, Nov. 8, when we will begin. For those…
- September 28th, 2009
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So I lied...
This isn't the promised tomorrow of my last post and I do not yet have a pictorial inventory of my WIPS. But I do have a recipe, a really simple one. Blueberry Crisp 4 C. blueberries, washed and drai…
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Looking back at August
All through August as I saw what was happening at various town meetings around the country - people bringing guns to public meetings, signs linking Obama to Hitler and The Joker, and other equally al…
- September 25th, 2009
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More on the Red Book
The Red Book continues to gain a lot of attention, though publication is still a week or more away. Here is a sampling: NPR's On Point did a program on The Red Book featuring Sara Corbett, who wro…
- September 21st, 2009
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Primo
Today is our anniversary -- my husband and I have been married for 7 years. We decided several years ago that we have all the stuff we need, so we celebrate each year by choosing a really good restau…
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The Red Book
The big news in the Jungian world this week is the forthcoming publication of Jung's The Red Book, a volume Jungians have been curious about for decades. Perhaps as big is the unusually positive arti…
- September 15th, 2009
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What is therapy about?
I received an email from a young girl this week asking me how to explain what depth psychotherapy is about. A very good question and not easy to answer in a way that a young person can readily grasp.…
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Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Courtney! We've come a long way together. Thank you for all the joy you bring to me. Love, Mom
- September 8th, 2009
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Psyche Goes to the Movies
A while back I posted about a film series I want to do at my local library. Well, it's going to happen! If you are in or near Belfast, Maine, email me and I will tell you when it will start. When I p…
- September 5th, 2009
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In the queue
I am knitting along on Mehndi, Hydrangea, and my lace cardigan. And I have promised myself I won't start anything new until I finish one of them. But you know, that doesn't keep me from dreaming an l…
- September 4th, 2009
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Did you miss me?
A week ago, for reasons unknown, my Macbook stopped charging the battery. The battery was good, the power cord was fine and it would run so long as it was connected, but you know, every once in a whil…
- September 3rd, 2009
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Knit the Ravelled Sleeve
I ran across an article earlier this week -- "Wednesday nights in lower Manhattan's SoHo district have gotten a little saner. The Housing Works Bookshop Café, which donates 100% of its profits…
