Monthly Archives: May 2007

Familial Serendipity

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Marisa

Yesterday afternoon, I was sitting at my computer at 2:30 pm, still in my pajamas, when the phone rang.  It was my mom’s cousin Amy, who moved back to Philly last week after about 40 years away.  She was in … Continue reading →

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Stories from Reading Terminal Market

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Marisa

For the last couple of months I’ve been dropping hints that I had a new project in the works.  Finally, after a fairly slow start, it is launched and I am happy to present to you Stories from Reading Terminal … Continue reading →

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Dinner confessions

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Marisa

I have found that there are certain things in life that I only eat alone.  Take the dinner I made myself tonight when I got home from class.  I sauteed a very small onion with a few roughly chopped cloves … Continue reading →

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Quarters and peanut chews

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Marisa

A couple of days ago, I emptied all the loose change from my wallet. It was getting unwieldy and difficult to close, and I figured I didn’t really need all those quarters, nickels and dimes. I had some bills, I’d … Continue reading →

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Random Friday–Best Imitation of the Least Complicated

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Marisa

1. Verdi Cries – 10,000 Maniacs (In My Tribe) 2. Hard Times in New York Town – Bob Dylan (The Bootleg Series) 3. Wings of Angels – June Carter Cash (Press On ) 4. Dublin Boys – Antje Duvekot (Boys, … Continue reading →

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Recognized at Reading Terminal

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Marisa

Sitting at a table in the Center Court of Reading Terminal Market this afternoon, I idly noticed as a young woman walked over to a table near me and settled in. She pulled out laptop, an external hard drive and … Continue reading →

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Time to buckle down

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Marisa

Throughout my life, my pattern has been that the busier I am, the more I’m able to accomplish.  I fall into a mode where motion begets more motion and the energy that is created propels me from one activity to … Continue reading →

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Close up on Rosemary

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Marisa

Eric, ask and you shall receive. It’s planted in a pot with my existing rosemary plant, which is why I used the card to divide the two. It’s a pretty nice, if sort of strangely shaped, little plant.  I’ve never … Continue reading →

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One green thumb

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Marisa

In addition to the many boxes and suitcases of books, personal memorabilia and assorted ephemera I flung across country recently, I also brought something living and fairly fragile.  If airport security had deemed me a great threat because of my … Continue reading →

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Community of the heart and spirit

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Marisa

I find it amazing how three days away from the blog can make my writing muscles feel rusty and sore from disuse.  Saturday night I threw myself a birthday party and so spent a vast portion of the weekend either … Continue reading →

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