Category Archives: the day

christmas magic 2011

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

If you can find twenty minutes, you can listen to Dylan Thomas’ story ”A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” read by the author–courtesy of NPR.  The written story is also available online. Thomas grounds the story of this long-ago Christmas in real details–snow and fire … Continue reading →

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stoneham, andover, tewkesbury

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

I was just reading over the upcoming November 1 How We Spend Our Days post by Mari Strachan (which is wonderful). In her post, Mari recites the names of some Welsh towns, each one of which sounds magical. Her list reminded … Continue reading →

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to do today

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

write blog post read over 5 pages of novel-details (every day 5 pages) make airline reservations for Oct trip to California out buy birthday gifts (8 birthdays in 10 days in sept) exercise grocery (supper!) make copy of photo call … Continue reading →

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await your reply 5: parceling out your life

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

And you wipe the snow out of your hair and get back into your car and drive off toward an accumulation of the usual daily stuff–there is dinner to be made and laundry to be done and helping the kids … Continue reading →

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scheduling time

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

I adore this portrait of May Sarton. I used it in a blog post on August 8, 2009. I also used some of the same quotes, but I had a very different reaction to them two years ago.  There is nothing … Continue reading →

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VCFA visuals #4: july 4th

Posted on July 11, 2011 by
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VCFA visuals #1: exhausted

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Yesterday, I drove from Montpelier to Boston, flew from Boston to Atlanta, drove from Atlanta to Columbus, where I pulled into the driveway about 6:15 last night. I had big plans for today, but I’m just drifting from one thing … Continue reading →

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it’s late

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

and I should turn off the light, but I wanted to share these photos from today:

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it pulls me and grounds me

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

After seeing my photos of the ocean, a friend wrote that she could tell the ocean pulls me and grounds me at the same time. What an amazing thing to know from a photo. Seven days the first week of … Continue reading →

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oh the ocean

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

It’s so quiet now, without the waves pounding in the background. The first week in April we had our own wonderful steps to the beach. I went to the grocery before I left, and after I arrived on Friday, the first, I … Continue reading →

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