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orticultural remains, jute, sisal . 03 . 20230126
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the passage of time, saving everything; all junk is valuable. but.
“Men are beasts,” and all the kids ended up being affected by that. His dad Morris was a beautiful guy; he loved gardening, and he was a true maestro of the earth. He had a great little philosophical essay about puttering: “The primary object of puttering is the passage of time with calmness and tranquility... One of the cardinal virtues of correct and inefficient puttering is saving everything; all junk is valuable puttering material... A true putterer never accepts pay for his stuff, advice or time; the satisfaction is in producing the needed things and fixing the fixable things, doing something for his fellow man” (Ballad of an American, page 8). But...
on his grandfather Morris, in Perry Robinson : The Traveler (autobiography of jazz clarinetist Perry Robinson, with Florence Wetzell, 2002) : link
Perry Robinson (1938-2018)
wikipedia : link
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the quote is from his father’s Ballad of an American : The Autobiography of Earl Robinson (2001) : link
Earl Robinson (1910-91), wikipedia : link
Which brings me to the LoC entry for the Federal Theatre Project collection, 1932-1943
permalink
and its 308-page finding aid linked therein; and
the Living Newspaper project, that was the subject of Patricia Ronayne McVey’s thesis (USC, 1953)
asfaltics archive : 1415 and 1416
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My rendition
this screenshot SENT me I had to redraw it lmaaaaooo
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building trust starts somewhere: with malicious compliance
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My orts jar. Time to empty it out and start fresh for the new year, I think. #crossstitch #orts #newyear https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2UpqeB-sD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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I could love you if you let me. It'd be so easy. The easiest thing I've ever done.
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made this for my 69th Instagram post. They're all terrible servers btw
Jane very obviously judges your desert order, no one can read Roxy's writing, Jake constantly trips and drops things, and Dirk replaces at least one thing in every order with orange-flavored shit.
(beta kids below)
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just as good as having gone, as soon. nearby. earby
puttering in the garden,
playing chess,
sharing a pleasant glass of beer with friends.
“Shocks,” admits Ben sheepishly, “as soon as you can go, then it’s just as good as having gone!
nearby 34.537c : medium 6 earby 33.
SAN
snippet (only), ex 5 Western Hometown Daily Newspapers : Readership study - Issues 1-5 / Hometown Daily Newspapers of the West (1945)
snippet only, alas
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Smallidarity kiss canon 👍
I jus think Grian being upset about it in the back is so funny, he’s just fed up with their gay roleplay shit
So sorry for this (I DID NOTICE BOAT BOYS STUFF !!!! ILL GET TO IT WHEN I GET TO IT)
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he can have a re-reformat, as a treat
+tiny hostile husband
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