It’s gray and rainy on this Monday-of-all-Mondays. Am remembering yesterday afternoon’s run and the incredibly vivid cornflower blue sky. This may be my favorite color. Email this post
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Starting something important
March 30, 2008 – 12:25 pm
Yesterday Gracie, my mother and I volunteered two hours at Cradles to Crayons. The organization collects new and gently used clothing, books, toys, and gear for families who cannot afford these things for their own children. The three of us spent our time sorting clothes and assembling packages of a week’s worth of clothing in [...]
Safety net and cage
March 30, 2008 – 10:32 am
The mundane quotidian routines are both safety net and cage. Somedays I am swept along by the chores that have to get done every day – the care and feeding of children, a family, a house. Other days I resent every inch of them, feeling hemmed in by the demands of that upkeep. Email this [...]
Three Gracies
March 28, 2008 – 7:13 pm
Was rifling through an old box of photographs in search of pictures of Hilary at age 2 – I can’t get over how much Hannah looks like her now and I want to scan some old photos. Didn’t find any of my little sister, but unearthed three forgotten and adored shots of Gracie.Top is approx [...]
Peace despite the precipice
March 28, 2008 – 6:18 pm
From one of my favorite blogs (sweet/salty by Kate Inglis): I suppose strength is seeing peace despite seeing the precipice. To surrender to its inevitability, and to be grateful despite it. Email this post
March 26, 2008 – 7:55 pm
How fabulous is this bin of goodness that arrived today (and biweekly)? I get excited just thinking about the various things I can make with all of this produce. I spent an hour this afternoon making homemade stock that I turned into chicken noodle soup (from a roast chicken from Monday), and am already scheming [...]
chez le dentiste
March 26, 2008 – 5:55 pm
A day of happy minutiae. Picked up the Subaru this morning with Anastasia along for the ride, then coffee with Natalie, then Whit’s first dentist appointment. He was not such a fan of the dentist, repeatedly turning away from the lovely young hygienist with a polite-and-yet rude squeal of “NO THANK YOU!” Unlike his pleaser [...]
March 25, 2008 – 9:47 am
Been this kind of couple of days – bright sun, floating clouds, vague gloominess. Can’t quite shake my offness, but am not sure where it’s from. The undertow has felt strong, lately, and I’m relating to that sense of being an open wound walking around that Michelle Williams described. Email this post
Undertow
March 23, 2008 – 7:13 pm
Photo taken this morning in Marion. I was driving home from an emergency Diet Coke trip to Cumberland Farms (I am a true addict) and pulled over to photograph the empty harbor. The sun was sparkling on the water and the day was crisp and clear and beautiful. I simply adore this harbor. On the [...]
