When Loss Echoes Loss
This weekend my wallet was stolen, along with a few other personal items, and my beloved Blackberry (and the 22 years of contacts within it), from the front stoop of my apartment building. It was among...
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Statue of Limitations
A statue that represents my state of mind (and my hometown, too: Philadelphia). It’s been a wild and wandering year, jam-packed with days of… something. I mean, I know I was doing *something* most of...
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A Motto to Live By
I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m someone who believes in the power of mantras, words to focus on to redirect one’s thoughts. In fact, all the chapter headings in my book are the actual words I...
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Whither Wisdom
Sunset on Lake Lila, Zack in his superhero pose, me, behind the camera, in awe that I made it Through. Adirondacks, 2011. I am mulling. I guess this is seasonally appropriate, since fall is (maybe?...
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Grief and Love During the Holidays
Christmas tree 2012, for mom and dad. I’m so, so happy to say I’ve just arrived in Lake Placid, where I’ll be spending Christmas with my son and my boyfriend. There isn’t as much snow as we’d hoped (no...
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Where Is My Family?
Empire State Building Observation Deck, July 2012. I just spent the weekend being a tourist, wandering a very hot (but not at all humid) New York City with five of my favorite people: my son, my...
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The crazy days are upon us. House partially packed (but not nearly enough). A big red X on the calendar for when Zack and I will relocate to our rental in Garrison, leaving our furniture and most of...
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What It Is I Am Working On
Chinese magnolia, in my beautiful garden. I wish I wrote on this blog more. I wish it were one, long continuous conversation instead of me sending postcards to the winds when I feel panicked or sad....
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I undertook a big renovation in my house this year, adding a new bathroom and a walk-in closet to the big open room I decided to turn into a master bedroom when I bought the house. This meant stealing...
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And More and More and Then Still More
Reflection, August 2016. Last week I referred to a landslide, a great forcing up of new perspective, but I wrote about only a piece of it. It’s too much to look at at once, a view too big for the eyes...
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