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On My Desk, Potatoes! Little By Little, A Little Becomes a Lot.


On My Desk, Potatoes!

A little On My Desk for this weekend! I usually use an Almond Mini Sendak, but today I borrowed spice – a new one – crispy clean and on my messy desk.

“Little by little, a little becomes a lot.” –Tanzanian Proverb

My friend Katie and I started writing a poem a day on the 25th April of this year. I’ve been filling my Orra notebook with them. We have well over 200 poems between us! Each day I put an envelope in my mailbox and lift the flag, feels like a solidly good start. As always, there is so much magic in the little things!

Potato Dreams

In my dream,
there were potatoes.
Not in my dream, too.
Potatoes.
I moved the dirt,
and found a potato.
Red. Red. Dirt. Potato.
Red. Yellow. Dirt. Potato.
Abundance, from old,
forgotten potatoes.
Under the horseradish,
potatoes.
In the sea of dirt,
and slugs,
and roots,
potatoes.
Red. Red. Dirt. Potato.
An endless abundance
moves into dreams,
like Tetris.
Potatoes.

I wanted to write about
death,
grief,
illness,
but instead,
I write about potatoes.
Sometimes we must follow the current is all.
We can’t always make waves.

18 August 2023

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Everywhere, Astonishments!

This Chestnut Delight was left in our Philadelphia building with other delicious pieces of old furniture in various states of over-use and decline. This one was missing her bottom rails, and the drawers drifted down, heavy with neglect. I scrubbed her clean and Bartram-Balmed her, whilst Walter chiseled out broken tenons and sistered antique oak and chestnut in place.

How I love Frankensteined objects, and how they live on! Hoorah!

And whilst celebrating potatoes, I am reminded of the chapter celebrating them in Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire.

As always, if you have any questions, just comment below! 
–Margaux

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What a charming read! Your eloquent storytelling combined with the rustic imagery truly transports me to your desk. The analogy of growing potatoes resonates deeply – indeed, small efforts compounded over time yield remarkable results. You can also explore corner desks designe at https://www.cornerdesksuk.co.uk/collections/corner-desks-for-gaming

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