February 12, 2016
by Tricia
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Thirty-five

“It’s time to get up now.” he says, giving me a gentle nudge. It’s the third, maybe fourth time he’s woken me this morning. It’s also the same thing every day, as if I’m five or maybe fifteen. Not, as more »

February 7, 2016
by Tricia
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Vignettes of a blizzard

T-48 hours “Look, Mommy! It no-ing!” I smile the smile of a mother who believes she knows better. It can’t actually be snowing. We’ve still got almost 48 hours before the big storm moves into the close up view on more »

January 9, 2016
by Tricia
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It’s still the new year

I’ve been feeling a bit behind with my start into the new year. My resolutions sit half-finished in the new journal I got for Christmas. I haven’t come here to write about the freshness of the new year or my more »

November 13, 2015
by Tricia
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Oven light moments

She chooses a small table by the wall. I drop my bag on a chair and hand her my ipad. Then I open my laptop across from her and sit down. She pops her headphones in and nibbles on her more »