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10 of Pentacles
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Catherine Fahey

June 2021

This is a gift
Ace of Pentacles
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Catherine Fahey
Soothing
(6 of Cups)
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Catherine Fahey

May 2021

Slowly...
(eight of swords)
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Catherine Fahey
Nine of Cups
I have been watching too many veterinarian documentaries and reality shows this pandemic: The Incredible Dr. Pol, Dr. K’s Exotic Animal ER, Alaska…
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Catherine Fahey

April 2021

Four of Swords
I got my 2nd Pfizer shot yesterday. The nurse was awesome and I didn’t feel a thing. I had plenty of water beforehand, I was relaxed, I felt good. I…
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Catherine Fahey
Seven of Pentacles
Sometimes it takes a year
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Catherine Fahey
Vaccines, Phobias, and Control
I got my first Pfizer dose last week. (This is about needle phobia. Skip to the end if you want to see what I’m reading this week. And if you’re…
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Catherine Fahey

March 2021

Spring
My friends have snowdrops and crocuses in their yards. My apartment building has mud around the pavers and the one last pile of junk snow recently…
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Catherine Fahey
Bread and Roses
Today is the anniversary of the ending of the Bread and Roses strike. In 1912, mill workers, mostly women, mostly immigrants, in Lawrence, Mass. went on…
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Catherine Fahey
A year in
Facebook is flooded with memories of 20 second hand washing songs and questions about if we’re coming back from spring break. I’ve finally settled into…
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Catherine Fahey
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