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Tag Archives: garden
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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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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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
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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
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Hope, Despair, the Seasons
It seems counter-intuitive to plant and transplant when the leaves are falling and winter is headed our way, but experts say, autumn is the best time to do this. I find this inspiring. Just when plants are fading, turning black … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged Bosnian war, garden, Grief, healing, nature, seasons, solitude, war
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Eggplant Rescue and a Re-discovered Cookbook
We’re a little sick of eggplant around here. We joined a different CSA this year because the previous one (that I loved – every week a new culinary adventure of heirlooms and weird vegetables) no longer drops at a convenient … Continue reading
The Expatriate’s Itch
In the early hours of the morning I woke not sure of where I was. Italy? Kyoto? Croatia or some other place I once lived long enough for the exotic to become familiar? Sometimes I feel transported in time and … Continue reading
Dragonfly Close-Up
Is this beauty just resting or… dying? Crunching close through the dry grass, I took multiple photos of dragonfly without it flinching a diaphanous wing. The Monarchs flap frantically these days of cooler nights, clearly anxious to be on their … Continue reading
Magic of a Morning
Here’s what I love about my day-off early mornings: The light. The light. The light. The gentle slants of sun stretching across the grass, easing in through the wavy-glass of our old-house windows, magically illuminating floating dust. And I love … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged birds, garden, light, morning, nature, neighborhood, solitude, time
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