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Love for A Tale For the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Tricia

The Brazilian guy who cleans the bookstore, speaks only a few words of English. I always say good morning and make small talk, but he’s not friendly and I think he’d rather I didn’t. He wears one of those blue-tooth … Continue reading →

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What a Difference a Day Makes…

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Tricia

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 →

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Drifts of Snow, Angles of Light

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Tricia

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 →

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Off the Couch

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Tricia

  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 →

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Ruminations on the Holidays and a Retail Life

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Tricia

This year I received a pin marking my 15th year working for my company. How lucky am I to have a job I love for all of these years? It’s just around this time of year – working in a … Continue reading →

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Light On Here

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Tricia

From our little house on a hill, the relentless, howling winds of the hurricane were terrifying. I dug out the heavy winter drapes to protect from possible storm shrapnel breaking through the wobbly windows. I left one curtain open just … Continue reading →

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Wishing

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Tricia

I became obsessed with wishing at a very early age. My bedtime ritual included peering through the screened window out over neighboring Bronx buildings into the smoggy city sky and wishing on the first star I saw that night. Now … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly Close-Up

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Tricia

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 →

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Walking Home in a Car-World

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Tricia

I love where I live except that I need a car. Public transportation stinks. There are buses but everything is spread out and they run too infrequently to be practical. While this is technically a ‘city’, like most places outside … Continue reading →

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Magic of a Morning

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Tricia

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 →

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