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Category Archives: Childhood
Trees and Books
“A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called ‘leaves’) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Childhood, family, love, Memoir, Quotes, Trees, Wise Words, Writing
Tagged Carl Sagan
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Gift Of The Magi
My annual Christmas doldrums stayed away until the week before the big day. They slowly made their way into those early mornings hours when I worry myself awake. They like to sit on my chest, heavy and soggy with tears, … Continue reading
Posted in Being Creative, Childhood, Christmas, family, Gratefulness, Kindness, Matters of the Spirit, Memoir, Travels
Tagged Anxiety, Feeding the Soul, joy, loss, love
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Children And Guns
When I was a child, my parents kept shotguns and rifles in our home. My father had brought a number of them back with him from Europe after World War II and used them for hunting. My mother often went … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, family, Fear, Navigating Through Life
Tagged Anxiety, Automatic Assault Weapons, Food, Guns, Hunters For The Hungry, Hunting, The Virginia Tech Massacre
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Tolerance and Generosity
Standing on what seemed like an endless line Tuesday afternoon at Wholefoods, I noticed my attitude beginning to slip and slide down a peg or two. I was impatient, judging what the person in front of me for buying foods … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Christmas, family, Healthy Living, Memoir, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Thanksgiving
Tagged Charles Dickens, Dysfunction, History, love, Money, Moving Forward, Shame, Sorrow, The Christmas Carol
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Living Simply
I thought yesterday was October first and here I am preparing for Thanksgiving. Why do I feel like I’m living in a time capsule that moves forward at a gazillion miles an hour? As a little kid, I felt time … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Childhood, Dreams, family, Gratefulness, Matters of the Spirit, Music, Navigating Through Life, Thanksgiving, The Garden, The Seasons
Tagged Aging, Feeding the Soul, Food, joy, love, snow
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Parenting And The Unfairness Of Life
I will be turning seventy years old next week, and one of the lessons I’ve learned over the years is that being a parent doesn’t end when your child walks out the door, goes to college, and then gets married. … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, family, Fear, Life, love, Navigating Through Life
Tagged Aging, breast cancer, children, Hurricane Sandy, letting go, loss, love, parenting
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The Best Laid Plans
A bit over a week ago, I was hit with what felt like a ton of bricks … a cold/flu that according to what I’m hearing has had others in and around Charlottesville, dropping like flies. It started with a … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Christmas, family, Gratefulness, Life, Travels
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One Sweet Journey
Two weeks ago Bill and I went up to Long Island, to scatter my mother’s ashes. I worried about the trip for weeks ahead of time, waking every morning with the same questions. “Am I doing the right thing and why? … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, family, Gratefulness, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Time, Travels
Tagged Feeding the Soul, Ghosts, joy, Moving Forward
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All You Can Do
“All you can do is all you can do, and all you can do is enough.” A. L. Williams I got this fabulous quote from my brother, Zed. It’s perfect for someone like me, who is a perfectionist and an … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Childhood, family, Healthy Living, Matters of the Spirit, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Perfectionism, The Garden
Tagged joy, Moving Forward, roses, trust
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