Saturday, January 14, 2006LOVE ON THE ROCKSRS and I have been lovers for 25 years. We have never lived together. We could never live together. We never wanted to live together. (That may not be totally true. When we first met, and my passion for him led me around like a starving woman who thought she'd found her last meal, and I was still... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 3:34 PM Comments (7) (link) Saturday, January 7, 2006THE BLACK FEATHER HATIt was shaped like a "cloche" but without a brim. I saw it immediately, sitting on a shelf, on a mannequin head as soon as I walked in the door of the second hand / antiques shop that I frequented whenever I was in the neighborhood. It was completely covered in silky, black feathers that were... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 2:53 PM Comments (6) (link) Monday, January 2, 2006THE GIFT OF LANGUAGEBeing raised in a bilingual family is a tremendous asset, but at this point, with the arrival of my second granddaughter, her mom, my native English speaking daughter, has decided to reevaluate her use of language in the home. I've written about this before when she met and married her tall, dark... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:59 AM Comments (9) (link) Saturday, December 31, 2005MAKING MEMORIESThe green glass ball was the size of a very large grapefruit. It was an odd, sort of warm shade of green with hints of gold and surprisingly heavy, which implies a certain robust quality that may help to explain how it has survived in our family for over 150 years. It has a small, metal filigree top... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 6:35 AM Comments (7) (link) Sunday, November 27, 2005TAIPEI ARRIVALC.K.S. (Chiang Kai-shek) Airport, gleaming, spacious, clean and cool. Those were my first sensations as I entered the C.K.S. International Terminal to pass through customs (many available agents - no long lines). They were polite, business-like, asked the reason for my stay, stamped my passport and... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:34 AM Comments (2) (link) |
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