Monthly Archives: March 2015

Essay. An Afternoon Through Teddy’s Eyes.

This is the anniversary of a freak Spring blizzard, when over two feet of lovely white stuff suddenly covered the yard and buried shrubs. It started as a gift day, a Monday where no one went to work. I enjoyed … Continue reading

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Essay. Count Your Blessings.

My parents and my grandmother often said “Count your blessings” when we were little. It would have been more effective advice if they hadn’t said it at times I felt particularly unblessed, such as the time I went to a … Continue reading

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Essay. A Morning at Sudden Pond.

Although we still have more than two feet of snow cover, Spring is coming to New England. I found the evidence that Spring always comes, regardless of the length or depth of Winter, in an essay written five years ago…. … Continue reading

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Essay. The Answer to the Question.

When the actress Cate Blanchett was asked by an interviewer what theme bound together the six films of the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit series, she answered with a question: “When did we allow evil to become more powerful than us?” … Continue reading

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Essay. Kindness.

There is a saying that no act of kindness is wasted. In a discussion, a number of friends thought the saying means that even if there is no result, no recognition or response in another person, an act of kindness … Continue reading

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Essay. What Lies Beneath the Stone.

I have read that Michelangelo would spend hours walking around a quarry, gazing at each individual block of marble to see what was within it. If he decided the statue he wanted was there, waiting to be uncovered, he bought … Continue reading

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