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Poetry Friday

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The Phoenix Again On the ashes of this nest Love wove with deathly fire The phoenix takes its rest Forgetting all desire. After the flame, a pause, After the pain, rebirth. Obeying nature’s… Continue reading

What is Paget’s Disease?

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My thanks to Sarah Mendoza for today’s guest post. In September 2009 Sarah was diagnosed with Paget’s and wide spread high grade ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Her blog, The Breast Cancer Lottery,… Continue reading

Tag! You’re it!

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Now y’all know how much I love learning more about my bloggesses, so you can imagine how delighted I was when Kim tagged me in this game.  I loved learning some more about… Continue reading

Meat Free Monday

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I got some lovely fresh baby spinach from the local farmer’s market this weekend and deciding on what I should do with it, I came across this great salad recipe. Spinach has a… Continue reading

Weekly Round Up

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blogs over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share… Continue reading

Poetry Friday

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Flowering Front Lawn. Picture courtesy of JanHasak.com Now How Does Your Garden Grow   Digging deeper In rich earth Planted seedlings Reach to birth   April blossoms Sprout anew Tulips risen Phlox debut… Continue reading

Passing of acclaimed film producer and cancer activist

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I was saddened to hear of the death this week of acclaimed film producer and cancer activist Laura Ziskin.  Ziskin, who lived with breast cancer for seven years, was a co-founder of Stand… Continue reading

Dip in the Nip 2011

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Today’s guest post is written by Irish woman, Maire Garvey, organiser for the third year running of Dip in the Nip. Here Maire shares the story of what led her to establish this… Continue reading

Meat Free Monday

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Founded by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers almost 25 years ago, the River Café on the edge of the Thames River in Hammersmith is renowned for its simple food made with the freshest… Continue reading

About the Girl

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Founded by breast cancer survivor, Amy Bath, About the Girl is an online shop specializing in lingerie and swimwear for ladies post breast cancer. “After breast cancer, a lumpectomy and mastectomy, I was… Continue reading