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Tag Archives: nature
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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Why aren’t we terrified to get out of bed in the morning? How is it that we can send our beloved children to venture out into the world on their own? Where do we find the courage when, like this … Continue reading
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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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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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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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
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“What Saves Us All Is Love”
Shadowed by the deaths of little children and their teachers, the holiday season in Connecticut passed heavy with sadness. Thoughts of grieving neighbors tempered every day. As I moved through my days at the bookstore, acknowledgement was shared in the … Continue reading
Exquisite Pain
A full moon still glowed in early morning sky as I stepped into the cold to take Tetley out for his walk. Something about the quality of the light or the air or the moment, brought me back to a … Continue reading