Teeny Tiny Mantras
Today is Patti Smith.
Patti Smith - Horses (full studio version) (by Twentysixbillion)
Kind of stuck on this song.
Elvis Costello, “When It Sings” (by Iain Halliday)
may my heart always be open to little birds
who are the secrets of living… (by ee cummings)(photo by catene)
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I make playlists as a form of meditation
parenting Archive
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It’s such a good feeling
Posted on November 17, 2012 | 2 CommentsMy son and I have been watching old episodes of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood lately. It’s much easier than I realized to get engrossed in the land of make-believe and film... -
You rite baby, you rite
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsWhile listening to the new Dr. John record in the car the other evening, Declan and I had the following conversation: Declan: Mom, who is this? I feel like I’ve... -
Even kisses
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 1 CommentWe listened to a sleep meditation recording as he fell asleep last night, hanging on to me like driftwood. As the faintest snores began to come out of him, I... -
I hate art scavenger hunts
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 6 CommentsWe had an hour or two to visit an art museum in another city the other day. No sooner had we hung up our coats than one of the volunteers... -
The art of not knowing everything
Posted on October 14, 2009 | 5 CommentsI once worked with a woman who gave elaborate thespian phone performances. Not the nasty $2.99 per minute kind, but plenty that had the undertow of a more genuine nastiness.... -
Does Brian Williams live in our world?
Posted on September 10, 2009 | No CommentsThe last few weeks of no camp and parental work scrambling and no preschool have led to far more television consumption in this house than I would like to admit.... -
Things I did not know a month ago
Posted on August 15, 2009 | 2 Comments1. When a distant star shakes and shimmies ever so slightly (visible only through a high-powered telescope), that’s a good indication that it has planets orbiting around it. The gravitational... -
Baby’s first punch in the head
Posted on July 13, 2009 | 3 CommentsWe spent some time on the playground today after camp – a common ritual for us. Declan spent much of the time playing spirited games with a group of kids,... -
The dawning facts of life
Posted on July 3, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe boy woke up before 6 a.m. the other day, wide-eyed and full of questions, starting with: “Mommy, when I was an egg in your womb, how did I break... -
The possibilities of a painting
Posted on March 3, 2009 | 2 CommentsMy brother and I grew up looking at this painting. I remember laying on the shag carpet in the family room when I was a kid, staring up at it....
