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First cherry blossoms of the year spotted in Collingswood, NJ Early in my postpartum life I joked that I was making a list of songs that made me cry, out of love and overbrimming emotion, while singing to my baby. But let's get real: It's all of them, at one time or another. That said,… Continue reading But green is the color of spring!
How is June so gorgeous?! It's also been so busy, I have whiplash. We started the month as guests at a really fun wedding. Seen from the road: Then spent the second weekend of the month at a work conference RE: civic engagement on college campuses. I'd never been to Oberlin, OH before. We drove… Continue reading June on the Road
Here is the headstone of Dorothy Day, at Resurrection Cemetery in Staten Island, New York. Yesterday I sat and visited Dorothy with my dear friend, who I met during my first semester of college—20 years ago. The day felt blessed because straight away we spotted my favorite animal, sunbathing: I think about Dorothy all the… Continue reading Dorothy Day Tribute Weekend
I texted this picture to myself and said, It looks like Swamp Thing is aggregating here. Which makes me laugh: It's true! And there can be something a little unsettling about things once asleep waking back up. The time change has messed with my sleep and routines. And oh boy, thanks a lot for seasonal… Continue reading Spring Fever
I maintain that April-through-June is the ideal time to observe Brontë Season, where I listen to audiobooks by these weird sisters while walking the park or even better, sun-bathing sensuously. (Because they apparently hated that, and I am tormenting them from this side of the grave.) Eh, OK, I did listen to Villette indoors in… Continue reading Brontë Season
Laura Eppinger 