Category Archives: Histories/Memories

Leftover Pie Dough

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Marisa

As predicted, I have not been able to quite handle posting daily. However, I’m still feeling pretty darn good with the general uptick in writing I’ve been doing over here. It’s amazing how once I start being open to the … Continue reading →

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Old City on a Friday Night

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Marisa

I left work early today and walked down to the new Foster’s store on 3rd Street. I went to take pictures for work and then afterward, Scott and I had plans to meet up to grab some dinner and see … Continue reading →

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Scent memory, again

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Marisa

More than once, I’ve ruminated on the power of smell to send a person hurtling back through memories and into a moment of life that is far removed from the one that they’re actually standing in. There was the time … Continue reading →

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The best of me on Slashfood

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Marisa

I’ve been working on a project that has me sorting through some of the earliest posts I wrote at Slashfood. I’m finding that there are quite a few that I’ve enjoyed re-reading and so I thought there might be a … Continue reading →

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Engaged

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Marisa

So Scott and I got engaged tonight. It wasn’t a surprise for me, because I designed the ring and I’ve never been particularly good with surprises. We made it official in the courtyard at City Hall, in the glow of … Continue reading →

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Gathering windfall apples on Sauvie Island

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Marisa

During my childhood, there was a stretch of several years when, during the fall, my mom, sister and I would drive out to Sauvie Island. We’d park in the grassy lot at the Bybee-Howell house and pick up windfall apples … Continue reading →

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My neighborhood in history

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Marisa

I lost about an hour this afternoon, looking through old pictures of Philadelphia on phillyhistory.org. They’ve scanned, tagged and archived many of the images of the city’s past on that site and all the pictures are searchable by address or … Continue reading →

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Fork You: Chili today!

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Marisa

[viddler id-6b0b31d6 h-370 w-437] So the middle of summer might not be the best time of the year to cook up a big old pot of chili, but I gotta tell you, this stuff is darn tasty no matter what … Continue reading →

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Early fall in late April

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Marisa

Last week, the weather in Philadelphia achieved that Spring ideal. It was bright, sunny and warm and the air made no demands. It gave people the ability to slough off extra layers and walk outside with appreciation in place of … Continue reading →

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More greats than is easy to count

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Marisa

Friday night, when we picked up the desk, I also acquired a couple of boxes of family pictures, letters, keepsakes and other paper. My cousin Lisa took me over to a trunk of letters and told me to take several … Continue reading →

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