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“Bird by Bird” and Leaf by Leaf
Two, only peripherally related topics come to mind. The first is my own response to the book, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions of Writing and Life (given to me for my 69th birthday); and the second are some observations of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lamott, autumn, fall, joy, writing
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Snow and Approaching Christmas
My first glance out the window this morning revealed silently falling snow. The colors of the landscape were muted, with the sheen of white dominating everywhere. The pines, green yesterday, were fringed in white, the greyness of the sky turning … Continue reading
Morality and Rodgers and Hammerstein Musicals
My childhood home was filled with the sounds of musicals. My father loved them and they played a central role in our entertainment world—especially when we lived in Turkey (1955-61). Dad and I played the 33-1/3” records over and over … Continue reading
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Tagged film, joy, King and I, Oklahoma, sorrow, Sounds of Music, South Pacific, values
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Life in the DRC – An Inspiration
Again, we watched Al-Jazeera over breakfast. This time, there was a documentary on life in Kinshasa. The Democratic Republic of Congo has not been a peaceful country of late; and Kinshasa is infamous—for crime, deteriorating (or non-existent) infrastructure, and poverty. … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Jazeera, beauty, Central Africa, city, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, joy, poverty, sympony
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On the Coming of Winter
On October 28, 2011, Etna, New York had its first snowfall of the coming winter, with some of the snow remaining on the ground for a day or two in the higher elevations. By 30 October, the temperature had dropped … Continue reading