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A Pain in the Neck, Creativity and No Plans
I am at the edge of an ocean of time: a week off from work with no plans! Yet, since joyfully levitating out of the store, I’ve already kayaked every day (R was my Prince waiting with water-borne chariot on … Continue reading
The BEA, and the Crapshoot of Event Audiences
Last week’s Book Expo America at the Javits Center in NYC was like a gathering of a huge clan. I felt almost a familial recognition as I moved with the mobs traipsing through the convention center. These were my people … Continue reading
Over the Hill
My birthday is this week. Again. Since I slipped over to the downward slope, everything goes so much faster. Once again, it’s time to celebrate. But didn’t we just do this? I’ve never been particularly coy about my age, but … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged aging, books, Grief, Love, meditation, memoir, nature, reading, seasons, Spring, time, Winter, work
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Some Winter Joy
I have always identified myself as a Winter-hater. When the rich Autumn light thins into icy-grey and nights grow long, I fall into a funk. I mourn the passing of warmth and resulting ease of moving from inside to outside … Continue reading
My Canine Love
Weekends, even when I’m inclined to linger in bed a little longer, Tetley, my Cairn Terrier, gets me up. Now that he’s an older dog, he’s more of a sleeper himself, staying curled at the foot of the bed later … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged aging, birds, dog, light, Love, meditation, moon, morning, nature, neighborhood, seasons, time, walks
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Musings on Love
I have a front row seat to holidays thanks to my job in a bookstore. I track the changing seasons by displays with holiday relevant books and gewgaws almost as much as I do by observing nature. Christmas hoopla, we … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged aging, books, garden, Grief, healing, living with addiction, Love, nature, neighborhood, reading, seasons, Spring, time, walks
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The Not-So-Small Club: Children Left Behind by Suicide
I drove Molly back to college on Friday. We laughed much of the drive, happy to be on this road trip on a fine, bright day, enjoying the landscape and each other’s company with a soundtrack acceptable to both of … Continue reading
Posted in Grief and Healing
Tagged Grief, healing, Love, motherhood, Spring, suicide, time
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Time Makes Room for Joy
This year marks a decade since my husband killed himself. My daughter was a month shy of 9. At the time Molly was convinced that all of her friends’ lives were perfect. Why did this happen to her. I agreed … Continue reading
My Hazardous Driving Condition
On days like yesterday, when the roads are a mess of icy-slush, there is always that car that just seems to be inching along. Annoying, right? That person should have just stayed home. Well… I hate to admit it but … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged Bosnian war, Driving, Fear, hazardous conditions, healing, learning to relax, living with addiction, seasons, time, war, Winter, work
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Picking a Major and Life
As my daughter finishes her first semester at college and the need to declare her major looms, I think about my own school-to-life trajectory. I ‘majored’ in Fine Arts. Unlike these days, I don’t remember thinking my degree should be … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged Bosnian war, College Major, Japanese language, Making a Living, memoir, Nelson Mandela, Passion, Peacekeeping, Sculpture, time, travel, United Nations, war, work, working at the UN
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