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west of the moon: I'm sorry, it's all about plants.
April 28, 2024
One very essential thing about me and gardening: I have no idea what I'm doing. I have a lot of plans and ideas and thoughts and principles! Just also the...
vacation notes: poolside blackjack.
March 27, 2023
Our last night in Mexico, Declan stayed up way past his bedtime playing Uno with some tipsy Midwestern divorcees... wait, maybe I should start this story a...
twenty-two march: a few notes on vacation.
March 23, 2023
When the plane started to descend through the clouds, I almost started to laugh--from above they were brilliant white, poofed up like cotton, big pillars...
tuesday, thirteen december: irresponsible or unfashionable.
December 13, 2022
So on Sunday I had lunch with an old friend visiting from out of town–we met up at a restaurant in Manhattan, and the whole walk from the subway to the...
sunday, four december: toy soldiers.
December 7, 2022
We went to see the Rockettes once, when I was little. I forget how old I was exactly, but probably eight or nine? We hardly ever came into New York despite...
saturday, three december: five golden rings.
December 4, 2022
Oh, boo, I’m too tired to not be boring, and I hate being boring. Extended-family holiday party this weekend, which we haven’t been able to do for several...
friday, two december: a snail story, part one.
December 3, 2022
This goes back at least to the summer that Declan turned one. It was my first summer at home with him, and at a loss for what to do with a wiggly baby, I...
thursday, one december: holidailies, why not.
December 1, 2022
Today was the kind of day where I woke up tired, creaked around through my morning, bickered with my kid over breakfast,fought with my pants while getting...
viny things and spiky things: twenty-one august
August 22, 2022
For so long, gardening meant just trying to coax anything at all to grow. Our backyard in Greenpoint was essentially bare earth when we moved in--when we saw...
ten years.
July 24, 2022
We’re in the Anandapur Theater, waiting for the bird show. He’s already ridden Everest six times today, and he’s agreed to humor me by watching the bird...
friday, one july: the post economy.
July 1, 2022
Memory is always fuzzy: I think I remember this, the details might be wrong. But what I remember is being at WisCon, at a party one night, maybe the same...
monday, three january: ella quiere acostarse temprano esta noche
January 3, 2022
We go back to school tomorrow--with an extra day at the start and an extra day at the end, this winter break ended up being more like two and a half weeks,...
saturday, one january: lo siento, no estamos disponibles esta semana
January 1, 2022
I have, from time to time, gotten all spun up in my head about “begin as you mean to go on” and all that; in that sense, maybe it’s not great that we all...
friday, thirty-one december: voy a sentirme feliz hoy
December 31, 2021
This morning, stepping out on to the porch to fill the little birdfeeder, I saw some movement in a tree in the neighbor’s yard. It took a second to see past...
monday, one november: the chariot
November 1, 2021
"with a fixed gaze and sure footing, you'll be headed toward all you dream of." --- At some point one has to wonder if there's an irregularity in the card or...
sunday, thirty-one october: ace of cups
November 1, 2021
"aces mark the beginning of exciting new phases .. expect to enter a blissful time of health, joy, and friendship." --- Today I said goodbye to the apartment...
saturday, thirty october: the world
October 30, 2021
"contemplate for a moment the idea of 'being whole' ... close your eyes and envision this radiating energy inside you." --- I said something the other day...
monday, twenty-five october: eight of wands
October 25, 2021
"sudden movement or change ... a card of news, change, or clarity in an unresolved situation." I've had a number of these cards lately--you know, I'm still...
sunday, seventeen october: the chariot
October 17, 2021
"the chariot is your confidence, your will, and your inner warrior. At points in your life when you felt the bliss of achievement and triumph, you were...
sunday, three october: the world
October 4, 2021
(the world: "it signifies completion, harmony, and contentment. It's rare to experience this energy, as we are usually consumed by wanting, needing, and...
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