Category Archives: What I Did

You Tube Skills Week: Juggling

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Liza Blue

YouTube Skills Week:  Juggling Juggling seemed like an achievable parlor trick as part of my YouTube skills week. I have reveled in the success of my other trick, a loud, piercing whistle with my thumb and index finger placed on … Continue reading →

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Podcast: You Tube Skills Week: Juggling

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Liza Blue

How hard can juggling be for someone with enviable hand-eye coordination? Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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You Tube Skills Week: Taxidermy

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Liza Blue

An unexpected change in summer vacation plans left me with a solo week of unstructured time.  Although I have become quite skilled in puttering and frittering, I didn’t want to fall into the abyss of bad TV, cheap novels and … Continue reading →

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Podcast: YouTube Skills Week: Taxidermy

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/YouTube-Skills-Taxidermy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHow YouTube can put purpose into an unstructured week. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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The Day I Burned a Piano

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Liza Blue

I stand in the empty living room, staring at the piano.  The gathering cold of autumn seeps into the unheated farmhouse, the temperature penetrating and raw.  After my parents died, first my mother, then my father, I have sold both … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Day I Burned a Piano

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/The-Day-I-Burned-a-Piano-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe last item on my punch list. Get rid of the piano. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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A Cherished Eyeball

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Liza Blue

    Family Christmas Letter, 1963 “[Elizabeth] is in the 6th grade, no special interests, is good fun and pleasant company.  Can’t really think of anything special to say about her…” Family Christmas Letter, 1964 “[Elizabeth] is a Beatles fan, … Continue reading →

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When Truth is Not Enough: From Non-Fiction to Fiction

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Liza Blue

The decision seemed trivial.  Nick and I were cleaning out my parent’s farmhouse after they died.  Only my mother’s piano was left, a big clumsy thing with pock-marked and tuneless keys.  Phil, the caretaker, couldn’t find anyone to take it.  … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Banana Incident

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Banana-Incident.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI felt the tightening grasp of the humble banana.  It had the potential to scuttle a promising friendship. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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The Banana Incident

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Liza Blue

I hate bananas. Actually, hate is inadequate to describe the depth of my feeling. So is despise, detest, abhor, loathe and revile. Bananas assault all of my senses. The wet sticky sound when you eat them reminds me of dogs … Continue reading →

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