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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 3, 20102 min read
The Miracles of Laura Nyro: Everyday Magic, Day 138
I've been been thinking about Laura Nyro a lot and listening to her music. This started yesterday when I realized that one of my...
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 30, 20103 min read
When I Was 17: Everyday Magic, Days 134-135
When I was 17, I graduated from Manalapan High School in central New Jersey, where I had spent an eternity sitting in the halls, my back...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 28, 20101 min read
Sizing Up the Writing Life: Everyday Magic, Day 133
Turned out I filled up 24″ of journals during the 1980s in self-examination, stabs at poetry and stories, agonizing over what seems...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 27, 20101 min read
Biz Baz, Outsider Art & Astonishment: Everyday Magic, Day 132
When Natalie was about eight, she and her cousins sold candy in mason jars, and soon she graduated to a state where she sold beta fish in...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 26, 20101 min read
Magic Rainbow Glasses on Mass. Street: Everyday Magic, Day 131
Leftover from a dance performance (just held outside with the dancers wearing lights and the audience wearing magic rainbow glasses),...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 25, 20102 min read
Thanksgiving, Time & Gratitude: Everyday Magic, Days 129-130
What I mean by this is that there’s great forces of life, love, motion, age and change happening constantly, and when I can expand my...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 23, 20101 min read
Five Funny Things To Watch When You Need to Distract Yourself: Everyday Magic, Day 128
“Graham Chapman, co-author of the Parrot Sketch, is no more,” begins John David Sadaris, how do I love thee? There’s “8 Questions After...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 22, 20101 min read
Smoke Gets In Your Moon: Everyday Magic, Day 127
Last night, we took a moonlight/cloud light walk, and I saw something I'd never seen before: as thin clouds passed over the moon, they...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 21, 20101 min read
Walkabout in the Wetlands: Everyday Magic, Day 126
A week ago, we had another walkabout with KAW Council. The air was cool and just a little sharp, the sun was bright, the path was ready,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 20, 20101 min read
Losing & Finding My Bounce: Everyday Magic, Days 123-125
Over the last few days, I've gone from Tiger to Eeyore back to Tiger again, but I get ahead of myself: three days ago, I went for my...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 17, 20101 min read
On Not Driving Myself Crazy: Everyday Magic, Day 121-122
The cold weather that moved in came easy and slow, and I watched and felt some of it last night when I stood in a parking lot, one of the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 15, 20101 min read
Solitude is the New Sexy: Everyday Magic, Days 119-120
SI love my husband, kids, friends, community, and especially kitty cat, but sometimes a gal just needs to go be far, far away in a place...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 13, 20101 min read
My Ambition For The Day Is To Put Away The Laundry: Everyday Magic, Day 118
I thought of going to a movie, but too much effort! I have a vague sensation that I should clean the house, but that’s also out of my...
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 11, 20101 min read
How Many Birthday Lunches? Too Old To Remember: Everyday Magic, Days 115-116
Over the years, we’ve birthday-lunched ourselves through delights and worries, one of our divorces, three of our ongoing marriages, six...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 10, 20102 min read
Wabi Sabi Gratitude: Write Where You Are: November
Wabi Sabi is the Japanese term that points to the perfection of imperfection, and the beauty in what's aging and changing. It literally...
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
Nov 7, 20101 min read
What Will You Do With Your One Wild & Precious Hour?: Everyday Magic, Days 112-113
Here's what we're doing in this moment that Miyako, the little cat, is spending her extra hour attacking Judy, the big cat, in the...
