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Category Archives: Memory
We Are All Invited —
Come, come whoever you are, Wanderer, worshipper, lover of learning, It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a thousand times. Come, come yet again, come. —- Jelalu’ddin … Continue reading
AUTUMN LEAVES
It’s late October. We’re past the blue and gold, and into the fallen, fading autumn leaves of ocher, beige, dull red and brown. They’re EVERYWHERE! On the patio: Sitting on the chairs: It’s clearly time to wrap up outdoor living for the winter, … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Loneliness, Memory, Music, Nature, Pioneer Valley, winter
Tagged Autumn, Music, Nat King Cole, Winter
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TODAY’S PORTRAIT: Flowers of War and Peace
Who would have thought that this dreamy camellia would rouse thoughts of war and peace for me? Her photo is only one among the many I snapped at the Spring Bulb Show at Mount Holyoke, and — I would have … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Personal Essay
Tagged Civil War, Flowers, Gone with the Wind, Memories, Movies, Orchids, War and Peace
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TODAY’S PORTRAIT: REGAL ROSE
I don’t think I’d ever seen a purple rose before this bouquet arrived from the florist one day. Not only was the color regal — “born to the purple” describes a status as well as a hue — but the very set … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Flowers, Life and Death, Memory
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TODAY’S PORTRAIT: HIBISCUS, BABY!
And now for something COMPLETELY different — La Hibiscus! Talk about in-your-face! No shrinking violet she. Her philosophy is, If you’ve got it, flaunt it! A hot-blooded lady from the tropics, our hibiscus is right out there. In her gorgeous color, … Continue reading
Posted in Color, Flowers, Memory, Music, Photography
Tagged Carmen Miranda, Entertainers, Memories, Movies, Musicals, World War II
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It’s All Connected, Even the Dragons —
I woke up this morning and found I was thinking about dragons. A little strange, when I think how the sun was shining on hot pink rhododendron blossoms and the sky was blue and brilliant. Nothing fierce or dragon-y in sight … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Loneliness, Memory, Music, Personal Essay, Quotes, Wisdom
Tagged Connections, Death, Dragons, Ezekiel, France, Joy, Resurrection, Rilke, Troyes
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All Shall be Well —
It’s a story that should begin, “Once upon a time.” It has that ageless storytale quality. Once upon a time there was a woman who was born on the 8th November 1342 (and how do we know that so definitively?), … Continue reading
Posted in Etcetera, Life and Death, Memory, Personal Essay, Quotes, Wisdom, Wonderings
Tagged Hermits, Julian of Norwich, Mystics, Revelation, Saints, Visions, Wisdom
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Thanks for the Memory — with Pork Chops Attached
(Note: Vegetarian readers, avert your eyes. This post is NOT for you.) When I was quite a small girl, a thousand years ago, one of my favorite places to go with my mother was to the butcher store. It had … Continue reading
Posted in Etcetera, Food, Memory, Personal Essay, Pioneer Valley, Shopping
Tagged Artisans, Butchers, Local Foods, Meat, Shopping
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No Second Chances? Who Says? (for the record)
FIFTY YEARS AFTER FIRST VISIT, WRITER SETTLES INTO LIFE IN NORTHAMPTON (reprinted from the Hampshire Gazette) Judith Bruder at her home in Northampton. CAROL LOLLIS, photo Choices, even major life choices, are often made for the flimsiest reasons. And, … Continue reading
Posted in Etcetera, Freedom, Happiness, Home, Memory, Personal Essay, Pioneer Valley, Writers
Tagged Choice, College, Home, Memoir, Memory, Smith
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No Second Chances? Who says? Fifty Years After —
The link here doesn’t seem to work any more. I’ll try and figure out a way of getting the story posted more permanently. Fifteen minutes of fame, no kidding! Yes! for complete story, see post above. Original lead: Interesting to … Continue reading
Posted in Enlightenment, Etcetera, Happiness, Home, Memory, Personal Essay, Pioneer Valley, Writers
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