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A Winter Solstice Service
Winter Solstice – December 21st, 2019 – 5pmFirst Parish Watertown, MA Welcome/Opening Words – Izzy TdWelcome Friends – thank you for joining with us on this dark and chilly night. We are here to take time to welcome back the … Continue reading
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Grooming Wands
In my absence of posting, life has continued on. At first per usual with regular grooming and teardrop traveling with my wife. In September 2019, a crisis engulfed my family of birth, but happily, we were able to unite as … Continue reading
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Bulgarian Rhapsody – Our Travel Adventure in Bulgaria
Izzy named this sermon “Bulgarian Rhapsody” before we took this trip. Like an epic poem, or “an effusively enthusiastic expression of feeling,” I hope we share some intriguing bits of this country with you today. Continue reading
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The Stories We Tell – A Summer Service
First Parish Watertown Unitarian-Universalist – Summer Lay Service August 14, 2016 The Stories We Tell Service Leader – Izzy Tappan-deFrees Prelude – Imagine – John Lennon Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try No hell below us. Above … Continue reading
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An Opening in the Woods
Life has been blurring by – no time for or even thought of blogging. But finally a day to breathe… These past few weeks have been so emotionally full for me. Beyond the crazy turmoil of the world, within one week … Continue reading
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A Sunday Service – Practicing the Art of Transformational Thinking
First Parish Watertown Summer Service – August 3, 2014 Call to Worship We live in an age where life can move too quickly around us, and it becomes easy to feel engulfed in waves of uncertainty. I sense so many … Continue reading
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Revised BuddyBarber Website
Hi all – goodness, it has been too long since I have posted. Frankly, I have just been busy grooming! Under the category of ‘When Life Gives You Lemons…’, my old website for Buddybarber.com (my grooming business website) stopped working … Continue reading
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Cat Calls
I love my dog grooming clients. And as many of you know, I am also a proud cat parent – we have 3 of the most wonderful, beautiful cats around. We spoil them with an all meat diet (with occassional cookies) … Continue reading
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The Gifts
And there we sit Knowing that Without the hands above Our comfort and survival shifts From leisure, warmth and regal rest To wilds, cold with winds and stalking prey. Gleaming trays descend Like heartbeats Drumming in steady line Meats chopped … Continue reading
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Gratitude
Beneath his legs Where no one seems to see But do perhaps smell The fine spun fur is knitted tight. Egg sacks on vine They pull on tender skin In daily kitchen dance Step here, back there, eyes on bowl. … Continue reading
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