Category Archives: Celebrations

My lovely new countertop

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Marisa

When my apartment was initially fitted out back in 1965, the builders installed a revolutionary and space saving device.  It was a combination washer/dryer that could take a load of laundry from dirty to clean within the confines of a … Continue reading →

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An unproductive day and lots of pictures

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Marisa

I didn’t get out of bed this morning until nearly 11 am, didn’t shower until a few minutes before 5 pm and didn’t actually walk through my front door until 6:45 pm (am I a grad student, or what). It … 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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Fender benders and insurgent salad

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Marisa

I am back in Philadelphia, it’s my 28th birthday and I’m going to see Waitress tonight.  These are good things. Yesterday was a very long day of travel, including a four hour flight next to a vomiting (four barf bags … Continue reading →

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Making the call

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Marisa

I was completely unprepared for the rush adrenaline I felt this morning as I helped count the ballots. My hands shook as I unfolded slip after slip of paper, marveling with relief that they (almost) all said yes. We stacked … Continue reading →

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May Day

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Marisa

One of my favorite books when I was growing up was a story and picture book called A Time To Keep by Tasha Tudor. It was a detailed, month by month account of the celebrations that her family would have … Continue reading →

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Pandora and a blog birthday

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Marisa

I was talking to my mom tonight and she told me about a pretty cool incident that happened recently involving my sister’s music. A friend of my dad’s from the Unitarian Church in Portland was listening to Pandora Internet Radio … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine's Day

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Marisa

Here is a very old Valentine’s Day card, giving to my grandmother by my grandfather in the very early days of their marriage, when she was younger than I am now. I found it in a box at the top … Continue reading →

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Five Years

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Marisa

Five years ago today I got on an airplane and moved to Philadelphia.  Despite the fact that I was born in California and grew up in Oregon, I look at this city as the place I am from.  I am … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Father O' Mine

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Marisa

Each year, as my mom and I shop for Christmas gifts for my dad, we carefully ration the gifts, giving him only half of the booty on December 25th. The reserved portion is wrapped in non-holiday paper and put out … Continue reading →

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