Posts Tagged ‘ Connecticut ’

Where the Wild Onion Grows

October 29, 2010
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Where the Wild Onion Grows

Wild onions grow everywhere here. I smell them through the moon roof on those particular weekend days when men are at home in their kingdom yards, busy mowing alone and in harmony. If I made...

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An Hour of UnShopping

July 29, 2010
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An Hour of UnShopping

I just got back from what I like to call “unshopping” — a painful and ludicrous part of consumer culture. This is when we de-stuff-ify ourselves. In this particular hour, I made four stops: To the...

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On the Meaning of Chex Mix…

December 23, 2009
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My sudden craving for Worcestershire sauce-and-butter- encrusted cereal is a hint about my heritage. Maybe in techno-America, the idea of “heritage” is almost obsolete, except that it isn’t. My iPhone 3G will be nostalgia...

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How to Spot an Old Soul

September 18, 2008
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How to Spot an Old Soul

The Universe sent me a message the other day. It said: “You can always tell an old soul, Elizabeth, by how friendly they are to trees… “…and dogs.”

Wonderful.

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