On the Way to Burlington. Our hotel room is missing its microwave oven, so in the morning we take our leftover Indian dinner to the lounge off the lobby. No microwave here, either, but a nice woman wiping tables offers to heat up the food in the kitchen for us. We have our malai kofta and chicken tikka makhani with orange juice and coffee, then head to Bennington for breakfast. Why is Troy, New York? October 10, 2010.

Running the water I open the bag of Epsom salts. This particular batch has a lot of clumps. Like tiny bath bombs you can drop in to the tub and crumble with your fingers. It reminds me of when I was little and my grandmother would sit me on her lap and feed me cream of wheat. Eager to find an unmixed lump in the cereal. I believed those were special. Never viewing them as mistakes.

Sunday, April 20, 2008. Alas a dirty word,. Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

Writer says goodbye corporate world, hello mommy world. 8211; Mom, my just-turned 5-year-old daughter said to me, from her perch on a bench at the kitchen counter, while I finished up the lunch dishes. 8211; What was that again? She seem.

Friday, August 7, 2015. The Zunis say the horse posesses healing powers, swiftness, strength. I love its calm demeanor and its wabi-wabi texture. Saturday, July 25, 2015.