Andrea Conway

tomato

The Most Wonderful Tomato Stands

Par Andrea Conway / 24 août 2021

Discover how wonderful these tomato stands are! A story of resilience and about never giving up by a transplant-surviving tap-dancing clown.

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Living Art

Living Art, Can the Magic be Captured?

Par Andrea Conway / 15 juin 2021

This elusive capturing of a magic performance of living art on video might be exactly what keeps live entertainment alive.

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seeds

Sow Many Seeds…something is bound to come up!

Par Andrea Conway / 10 mars 2021

For the first time this Spring I will attempt to start plants indoors from seeds saved from our 2020 harvest. Since I’m not quite sure how many seeds to plant nor how many will take, I’ll just start a bunch and see what happens and ultimately, I will learn something from the process. This is where…

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Andrea Conway

Winter, a Love-Hate Relationship

Par Andrea Conway / 24 novembre 2020

When I was young, I was envious of my classmates who went south with their family in the middle of winter and came home with a tan.

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Sex, Bugs and Lacy Leaves

Par Andrea Conway / 9 septembre 2020

Harvest season, time to celebrate bountiful crops in the garden. This year we decided to add a few raised beds allowing us to grow a bigger variety of vegetables. All we’d planted in our previous garden were beans, herbs and a couple of tomato plants. All summer we would patiently wait for the few tomatoes…

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kidney transplant

Ready to go… Nowhere    

Par Andrea Conway / 25 juin 2020

It has been 18 months since my kidney transplant and several years since I have performed on a regular basis. In theory, this was the year my beloved husband/comedy tap dancing partner and I would return to the stage. Alas, as the world turned on a dime. Covid-19 made it difficult for many around the…

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story of a transplant

My kidney transplant, a year later

Par Andrea Conway / 20 février 2020

It is hard to believe that more than a year has gone by since my kidney transplant. Where do I start? Firstly by saying that I am doing very well. Having a transplant not only saved my life but has enriched it in ways I could never have imagined. I am also forever grateful. The…

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My transplant experience

Par Andrea Conway / 25 février 2019

In the spring of 2018, my husband Wayne and I were offered a long tap-dancing contract for the fall in Seattle at Teatro Zinzanni. As I had been on the transplant list and undergoing home peritoneal dialysis, 9 hours nightly for just under 2 years, I did not feel I was physically up for such…

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