Here we are at the beginning of a new year. The time of year when plans are conceived and resolutions are made. We shake off the disappointments of last year and dream of possibilities. Like a traveler on the eve of a trip, we are full of anticipation. Our senses are heightened. We see, hear, …
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Beginner
A few weeks ago, my sister asked me why I hadn’t painted for her. “I’m just a beginner,” I told her. I need more practice and more practice and more practice, and more… I took a watercolor painting class at the National Academy School in New York two years ago. In the months that followed, …
The rain in Spain
Several months ago, I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of loud drumming. My hazy brain still full of dreams tried to make sense of the racket. Is someone banging on my door? Did my neighbor suddenly take up the drums? Am I still dreaming? It took another minute or …
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