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Category Archives: Seasonal Musings
Groundhog Wars Commence
The groundhog is lurking and ravenous as ever. A mysterious volunteer has appeared (does anyone know what this is?) next to the asparagus bed and it must be something good since the bastard has already been munching on it. We’re … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged garden, groundhogs, healing, Love, nature, seasons, Spring
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A Room of My Own
The chunk of time and solitude I find necessary to write a blog post never appeared last week. Some mornings I managed to grab a half-hour or so before work to hack away at my memoir (still!) but I need … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged back to school, garden, light, meditation, memoir, morning, motherhood, nature, seasons, solitude, time, work, writing
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Exquisite Grief
These last (I hope) wintry days, I want to hunker down and hibernate. Call me when the daffodils are in bloom and all the last chunks of snow have melted. I’ll be reading. While not able to hide out under … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged books, books on grief, Grief, healing, memoir, motherhood, suicide, time
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What a Difference a Day Makes…
Yesterday morning I shuffled out of the house to walk Tetley, simultaneously grouchy about and awestruck by the beauty of the snow that had fallen overnight. My neighborhood looked like a black-and-white movie Twenty-four little hours later, I pulled into … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged anxiety, breathing, cancer, garden, learning to relax, light, morning, motherhood, nature, neighborhood, Spring, time, walks
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Drifts of Snow, Angles of Light
The snow brought a lovely quiet and a rare state of ‘not-doing’ to my home. Life always seems a constant of ‘must-do’s’. You know, the endless lists: laundry, cook, clean, groceries, pay-bills, exercise squeezed in around a 40 hour job. … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged books, cooking, learning to relax, light, meditation, morning, nature, neighborhood, seasons, snow, time, walks, work, writing
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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy.
The Sunday New York Times this week has three front page stories that disturbed me: President Claims Shooting as a Hobby, and the White House Offers Evidence By PETER BAKER and MARK LANDLER Pete Souza/The White House In a photo released by the … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, Grief, living with addiction, Love, memoir, suicide, time, work
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A Remembered Peace
Yesterday, although bitterly cold, was so bright and fresh, I wanted to be outside. I gathered twigs and branches as kindling for the fireplace. We’ve had a fire every night recently – a beautiful, antidote to the cold night – … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged birds, garden, healing, learning to relax, light, meditation, morning, nature, seasons, solitude, walks
3 Comments
Off the Couch
Do you ever wake up with great intentions to be productive – for me that meant writing, cleaning, organizing – and then spend most of the day lolly-gagging? This was the kind of morning and early afternoon I had. … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged books, dog, light, morning, nature, neighborhood, reading, time, Walk, writing
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A Year in My (Fantasy) Life of Retirement
In another 8 months, my daughter will be off to her new life as a college student. This imminent change for both of us has cooked up a veritable soup of emotions but also, a sense of possibility about what … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged aging, food, garden, groundhogs, Japan, kayaking, Kyoto, learning to relax, light, lottery, Love, meditation, morning, nature, Norwalk, seasons, travel, walks, writing
8 Comments
Joy at the DMV
I had the day off today. I spent a few hours of my morning at the DMV. (Department of Motor Vehicles) I can hear your cyber-empathy – but I assure you, I had a lovely time. For slightly more than … Continue reading