“West Coast Mamma A few days ago, I landed on beach in San Diego. There is a very distinct feeling you get when you decide on the spot you want to put your stuff down. Like claiming a territory and planting a flag, we let the beach chairs roll off our shoulders and plunked our […]
Read More...By Bonnie Tarantino Some friends just have a place in your life. For me, Jen is my neighborhood gang. She’s from Jersey, and I am from NY. A neighbor set us up. She just said , “You two should be friends.” Then she went in her house and left us out in her driveway. I […]
Read More...Hello the House By Bonnie Tarantino My bedroom is on the first floor, and when I come out in the morning, I end up right in our main living space. I noticed this morning that I left the little battery-operated string lights on in my Christmas village. I am surprised because I am vigilant about […]
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Wind and Words By Bonnie Tarantino Yesterday was New Year’s Day and we lost power. It was a windy, cold day, and the clouds moved fast. Our power lines don’t like wind or ice and take off whenever they feel like it, leaving the neighborhood in a quiet hum that feels like an exhale. I […]
Read More...New Years Dream By Bonnie Tarantino Last night, on the heels of a high fever, I went to bed by 9 PM and had a strange dream that I had a fourth child. He was born wearing a clean blue onesie and had little white teeth. Despite the teeth, he nursed kindly. He was in […]
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I love waking up and turning the Christmas tree lights on before any other light comes up in the yard or house. I begin my day by sitting quietly in the soft light of the tree and let myself meditate and marvel in the sheer idea that I am in the presence of a tree! […]
Read More...I am not sure if you know this about me, but I have a personal assistant. Her name is Babs, and she works mostly between 3:30 and 6:30 AM. She shows up on time every day and stands about three feet from my bed. She startles me every time she starts work, often with her […]
Read More...When we first moved to Maryland from New York 22 years ago, I made Scott promise that we would go home as much as I needed. Christmas was non-negotiable. Almost every year, we would wake up early, open the presents, have a quick breakfast, leave the house a mess, and hit the road by 10:00 […]
Read More...The Trans, The Cat Lady and The Wide Tooth Comb Target 7AM While away in North Carolina for Maya’s college parents’ weekend, I woke at dawn to drop Scott off for an early round of golf. Between his tee time and my pickup time to get Maya to run some errands, I had a […]
Read More...By Bonnie Tarantino When I was 24, I began studying with a medicine woman who lived in Woodstock, NY. Each year, a Lakota shaman would visit her, and she would rent a house and hold a workshop for a long weekend. There, we would build a sweat lodge, meditate, walk the woods, and facilitate the […]
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