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Roots and Wings
“Roots and wings.” It was shorthand for the process of growing up and heading out into the world in Maira Kalman’s “Max Makes a Million,” and a nod to the notion that parents provide for their children a foundation to … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Series of Unfortunate Events", "Before I Go", "Crossing Muddy Waters", John Hiatt, Lemony Snicket, loss, Maira Kalman, Mary Oliver's "In Blackwater Woods", Max Makes a Million, Max Stravinsky, New York City, parenting, Rainer Maria Rilke, Sonnets to Orpheus, triple-decker sandwich city, Walt Whitman's "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"
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Life Lessons From a Mayonnaise Jar
I don’t know how many commencements I’ve attended, but I remember what the speaker at my husband’s medical school graduation told the crowd of new interns. He quoted the instructions on a mayonnaise jar: “Keep cool. Do not freeze.” That’s … Continue reading
