Mar3

tangerine dreams.

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wh0 wouldn’t love to have a tangerine cat?

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“our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus. lily hugged each one to her chest before undressing it as gently as a doll. watching her do that as she sat cross-legged on the floor one morning in pink pajamas, with bliss lighting her cheeks, i thought; lucky is the world, to receive this grateful child. value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.”

-Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family’s attempts to eat locally. Lily, mentioned above, is her daughter, now also an author and an environmental scientist.

 

 

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  2. I saw that image on Twitter, it’s so clever. And the quote is great. I recall a band named Tangerine Dream, decades ago. German guys who did ‘electronic pop’ in the late 1960s. Not my thing, but I always remember their name. As of last year, they were still touring!

    Best wishes, Pete.

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  9. I normally don’t play with food. But I would make an exception here.
    Mostly, I wanna say that u adore Barbara Kingsolver’s writing. So intelligent, interesting, arresting and witty too. I eat far too many citrus fruits …. so much acid, but also so delicious 😋

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  24. OMG!

    The tangerine cat is a brilliant work of edible art.

    Wonderful posts. The hair, (luv it) the dickory clock cats, and the most important one, teaching children about the beauty of animals and respect for them.

    Thank you, Beth!

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  27. I have to say that that catsuma’s :) face kind of creeped me out but how clever is that creation..Orange you glad you like cats? Love Barbara Kingsolver too.

    You know it’s funny because just today I sectioned 5 or 6 lil cuties to freeze to later on blend with a little honey to make a frozen orange treat. I hope it’s good!

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