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Parents Weekend in Brooklyn
One of the great things about having adult children is that, well, they are adults! Adults who are also fabulous hosts. Our son Ben recently moved into his first roommate-less apartment. And he has a...
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Inspired by PINA
Paul and I recently watched Pina, a documentary about the work of German choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in the summer of 2009. The music, the settings, the dancers, and their stories about Bausch...
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Inspired by Older Women
Women who are in their sixties and older have been on my mind lately. While I have a few years before my own 60th birthday, I’m noticing that late middle-age/ early old age can be one of the most...
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“If It Were Up to Me”
Most likely everything that can be said about Friday’s tragedy in Connecticut has been said. Since Friday, I have been weighed down with a sadness that is punctuated by moments of extreme anger and...
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (with apologies to Betty Smith)
We recently spent a weekend in Brooklyn. Older son was playing with Raya Brass Band in the annual Golden Festival — two nights of music and dancing. Balkan folk music comes in many forms and...
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“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?”
My 90-year-old stepmother lives in a nursing home now. Paul and I visited her this past weekend. It’s depressing to see a once active person slumped in a wheelchair, her mind and body brought down by...
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Wallowing
The past few weeks have brought hot, humid weather to the Northeast. Morning after morning, I hustle Karina along our customary walk, swatting away the multitude of flies and mosquitoes that swarm...
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Field Trip to Brooklyn
It is October in New York and these residents, at least, aren’t happy to see this Red Sox fan. I’m a little slaphappy after our whirlwind, less than 48-hour trip to the big city and back. Saturday...
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