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Portraits of a War Photographer

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Tricia

Last week, between watching Sebastian Junger‘s beautiful film homage to his friend, Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? and reading Alan Huffman’s Here I Am: The Story of Tim Hetherington, War Photographer, I feel like I knew this remarkable man. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books, Bosnian war, Grief, healing, living with addiction, Love, time, war, work | 1 Comment

A Room of My Own

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Tricia

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 | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beach, books, Japan, journal, Love, meditation, motherhood, neighborhood, solitude, time, travel, United Nations, work | 6 Comments

The Next Big Thing ‘Blog Hop’

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Tricia

Some time ago, the wonderful Nina Sankovitch, author of Tolstoy and the Purple Chair tagged me to participate in an online ‘blog-hop’ or ‘blog-tour’. If this were a relay race, my teammates would be wondering where the hell I was. Well, … Continue reading →

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Internet Love-Hate and A Future in Goats

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Tricia

Pygmy goats. That’s the latest idea R and I kicked around over brunch at a diner yesterday. They’re adorable creatures and of course, small enough that we might even be able to get started on our .24 acreage in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books, food, how to make a living, reading, retail, work | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Seasonal Musings | Tagged books, cooking, learning to relax, light, meditation, morning, nature, neighborhood, seasons, snow, time, walks, work, writing | 3 Comments

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy.

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Tricia

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 | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Seasonal Musings | Tagged books, food, holidays, learning to relax, lottery, neighborhood, retail, seasons, time, work | 2 Comments

A Closet of Journals

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Tricia

Stashed in my closet is a plastic bin overflowing with journals of scribbled emotions, recordings of events, travel notes. From adolescence up until a few years ago, I compulsively filled notebooks with thoughts, thrills, anxieties and dreams. It was as … Continue reading →

Posted in Seasonal Musings | Tagged Bosnian war, journal, Kyoto, living with addiction, memoir, motherhood, neighborhood, suicide, time, travel, United Nations, war, work, writing | 4 Comments

A Lesson in Relaxation at Half-Price

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Tricia

I know I’ve mentioned before that indulging does not come easily to me. I wonder if it is an Irish thing? Or Catholic or a class phenomenon? Maybe if I had lots of money, I’d think less of spending $100-plus … Continue reading →

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