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John Kralik and the 365 Thank Yous

Posted on November 2, 2019 by maryangelis

Does anybody else out there keep a calendar of favorite books to re-read on the same day year after year? If so, here’s a perfect choice for Thanksgiving: Judge John Kralik’s book 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act … Continue reading →

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10/1 Sleepytime Ritual

Posted on October 1, 2019 by maryangelis

Bedtime routines are a real help. It’s a pleasure when I manage to tune out non-essential distractions, tick through a list of evening chores, and settle in early. Recently it occurred to me that my spiritual practice wasn’t as close … Continue reading →

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Windfall

Posted on September 22, 2019 by maryangelis

The untraveled back alleys in our older residential neighborhoods have tiny tool sheds and tree houses and dog huts, woodpiles and heaps of tomato stakes, trumpet and wisteria and sweetpea and morning glory and honeysuckle vines softening the picket fences. … Continue reading →

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The Eep in the Uproar

Posted on September 1, 2019 by maryangelis

At midnight a police car shot down our main road at breakneck speed. The officer switched on alarms which (according to the teacher at our precinct’s Citizen Academy) indicated a highest-priority distress call; perhaps another police officer in mortal danger. … Continue reading →

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Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn

Posted on August 18, 2019 by maryangelis

You can learn things just by taking the garbage out to the garbage cage and saying hello to people that you see walking down the street. Last Sunday some folks passing by said a hearty hello back, speaking in a … Continue reading →

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Gene Stratton-Porter, An Indiana Author

Posted on May 30, 2019 by maryangelis

Mrs. Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) was a favorite childhood author who I still re-read today. Nowadays we can take with gentle grains of salt her occasional sallies into soapbox crusading (an anti-immigration phase, lamentation about high heels and jazz dancing, warnings … Continue reading →

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4/30/19: New York

Posted on May 6, 2019 by maryangelis

On a recent trip, there was a free weekend to visit New York. Here were some of the sights. Here is the Ashokan Reservoir, one view in very early morning with the mist on the water, and one view an … Continue reading →

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3/17/19: Joyful and Not-Quite-Joyful Noise

Posted on March 17, 2019 by maryangelis

A Jewish friend once admonished me for passing up a recreational day trip. He let me know that one day when we face God, He will say “I filled this world with innocent wholesome pleasures. What pleasures did you go … Continue reading →

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01.21.2019 Winter Antidote

Posted on January 21, 2019 by maryangelis

It was fortunate that a resourceful co-worker persuaded me to take a walk today. I resisted the whole idea, thinking of all the chores awaiting and the usual state of Sunday meaning-of-life blues. But she persisted in thinking that this … Continue reading →

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Nicholas the Wonder-Worker (Николай Чудотворец)

Posted on December 28, 2018 by maryangelis

St. Nicholas? Why? That question rose, quiet and bright as the moon melting up into the sky over the black and tangled trees. It was Christmas Night. After my week of upholding and returning and conveying the sweetness and blessings … Continue reading →

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