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Warp and Weft
Movers could have unfurled the enormous Persian rug in one of two ways. Once spread out, it fills more square feet than did our entire first apartment as newlywed grad students. A symmetrical design falls away in layers from a central … Continue reading
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Tagged asymmetry, Exeter, family, ficus plant, home, imperfection, memory, Mughal carpet, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, symmetry, things we carry, Uttar Pradesh, warp and weft
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Spring Forward, Fall Back Down
“Spring forward, fall back down…” I know, I know: it couldn’t be much more wintry in New England. It’s a balmy -6 degrees, enhanced by an order of magnitude for those who dally with windchill. Boston had its highest … Continue reading
(Weekly Photo Challenge: Home) Longing and Belonging
During the past several months I’ve probably given more thought to the idea of “home” than I ever had before. “The Glennon family was home,” said Uncle Randy at my husband’s memorial service, referring to Jim’s purchase of his very … Continue reading
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Tagged grief, home, Jose Saramago, Marlynne Robinson, Mumford & Sons, postaday, tagaday, The Cave, Weekly Photo Challenge: Home
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Here Tonight
“Well you went left and I went right As the moon hung proud and bright You would have loved it here tonight” These lines are from Mumford & Son’s “Home,” a song Jim did not hear from here. The beagles … Continue reading
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Tagged camera, heart, home, hydrangea, Jim, light, Lot's wife, Mumford & Sons, photograph, sepia, Sodom
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