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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 12, 20182 min read
On the Cusp of the Vacation: Everyday Magic, Day 945
At this moment, the car is packed except for the vitamins, which would melt. The gas tank is full. I have a little cash in my wallet, and...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 15, 20162 min read
On the Cusp of a Vacation: Everyday Magic, Day 873
The bed is covered in piles of clothes, the hungry suitcases are chomping at the bit, and I’m eager to clean out the car. There’s...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 5, 20121 min read
Getting Down on the Gitche Gumee: Everyday Magic, Day 594
The changes are startling and beautiful. From the blue, calm lake feathered with pink highlights late afternoon our first day, or the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 5, 20112 min read
In Praise of Homecoming: Everyday Magic, Day 359
Take the mail, for instance, and the irrational thrill of a big pile of envelopes, ferreting out the half of them that instantly go into...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 3, 20111 min read
The End of the Vacation: Everyday Magic, Day 358
From the 14th floor of the hotel in downtown St. Paul, my family and I watch an obscure documentary on Russia after the Soviet Union...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 17, 20112 min read
The Horror & Humor of Family Vacations: Everyday Magic, Day 352
On top of a mountain with Forest and Natalie When I mention to my friend Denise that we’re going on another family vacation, she...
