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I didn’t think, when I was taking yesterday’s pic of my worthy cat, that I would be returning to the same scene for today’s word, but REPAIR is the word, and this chair has been repaired, but now needs to find its way to the dump, as soon as we find its replacement.

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Today’s word is actually a trigger word for me. The word is Worthy, and it has associations for me with Evangelical culture, in which it feels like it’s always asking if you’re good enough. I know the actual meaning is “Yes, you are good enough!” Still, it feels like it’s constantly begging that question, and I didn’t realize until I encountered it in this Advent calendar that it holds a piece of odd religious trauma for me. So here’s a cute picture of my cat Thor today.

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Today’s picture needs a little context. In October, I was walking in Lancaster just after the City had taken down its summer hanging baskets. I scooped up a few of these viny purple things and put them in water when I got home. Two months later, they’ve put forth this absolute root of fresh green. But then have not put down any roots. The water is enough. For now.

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I haven’t been taking photos of humans for this project, except in photos of photos. Peacemaker cells specifically geared for a portrait, but as usual, I’m feeling defiant. I went with a section of my bookshelf which houses books which lead me in the direction of peace.

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