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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 16, 20122 min read
Magnolia Tour 2012: Everyday Magic, Day 518
Every year, they explode open too fast only to be killed by some midnight frost that comes in mid March. Most years, I tell myself I will...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 4, 20111 min read
What Is This Life For?: Everyday Magic, Day 401
The first morning after the killing heat ends, after you’ve gotten through what you didn’t think you could endure, after the pear tree...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 27, 20111 min read
Night Fields of Snow: Everyday Magic, Day 192
I especially love that sense of being surrounded by the changing dazzle of what comes when we’re not always looking, like now as I write...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 2, 20101 min read
The Return of the Birds: Everyday Magic, Day 137
Lately, I've noticed the cats high-speeding it to the window to stare out with great joy and hunger, and just beyond them, the bare...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 1, 20101 min read
Winterizing Myself: Everyday Magic, Day 136
I found the ultimate zebra-print pajamas at Goodwill, completing my safari winterization outfit, and moreover, allowing me to mix stripes...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 12, 20101 min read
First Cold Rain of the Season: Everyday Magic, Day 117
This outrageously long fall is clearly ending. From 487 miles north, in St. Paul, MN., my daughter sends me an email titled, “So this is...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 8, 20101 min read
The Autumn & Woman That Won't Let Go (So Far): Everyday Magic, Day 114
Walking is the only thing that makes sense at times like this, and lucky for me, I got a long walk along the river and through part of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 25, 20101 min read
What Falls In The Fall: Attack of the Osage Oranges: Everyday Magic, Day 100
Sitting on the porch this evening with the heavy and fast wind coming and going, the branches swinging down and back out, and the leaves...
