Susannah’s 2018 Spring and Summer Reading List
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Author Archives: Susannah Bianchi
Best Story of the Week..Anything for a Donut
I tool to the coffee cart, mid morning, my latest new bad habit, to get a cup of cheap but sugary coffee from Jose. He always gives me a large despite asking for a medium, the way a bartender would … Continue reading
Posted in food, friendship, humanity, humor, New York City
Tagged coffee light and sweet, Danish pastry, donuts, Manhattan coffee carts
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I’m Your Goomba, No Matta What
Goomba is Italian slang for friend, and I’m a good one, and stay one, no matter what you do. “Oh, so they dug up heads in your backyard? Hmm, are you in jail? Can I bring you anything?” “I just … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, animals, Family, food, History, Home, humanity, humor, kids, parents, violence, words
Tagged code of silence, homemade wine, keeping a straight face, long term friendship, The Godfather
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Blogging Another Year
I’m amazed to be still at it, and one of the reasons is, it gives me a place to write. I view it like the gym…I work out here. My following is minimal since, I’m not a social media girl … Continue reading
The Colonoscopy Chronicles
Self-care can be a real pain in the ass, no pun intended. I’ve been due for a colonoscopy, since the last one I had was 12 years ago, and being health conscious decided, let’s get it, or me rather, off … Continue reading
Posted in food, Health, humanity, humor, New York City, words
Tagged Colonoscopies, keeping your sense of humor, preventative medicine, women of a certain age
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Best Story of the Week…Turtling Along
I’m a creature of habit, tending to do everything the same way without change. I find it comforting, however, sometimes it pays to switch paths. There I was crossing the Park, on my way west, when suddenly Bethesda Fountain came to … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, grace, humanity, humor, kids, Love, nature, New York City
Tagged Central Park's Bethesda Fountain, General James Longstreet, Grammar school kids, the turtle family
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Love Me Love My Pit
It’s no secret I’m a Pitbull lover, relating to them as a breed no one wants. I feel like that at times, being separate and different, not mainstream because of my own personal history. My first Pit was Oscar, belonging … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Family, grace, humanity, humor, Love, nature, New York City, parents, women
Tagged 12 Step programs, animal rescue, canine lust, Jennifer Panton, Pitbull puppies, United Action For Animals
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What I Saw
A man in the park lifting his Siberian Husky, refusing to leave, basking in the sunshine like a sheep on strike. A cardinal coming in for a landing on a fencepost right in front of me as if to say, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Books, Faith, Fashion, grace, humanity, humor, money, New York City, travel, words
Tagged Good Manners, heatstroke, random acts of kindness, riding the New York subway
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All Hoodies Up
There was a time not that long ago, if a hint of rain was expected, I’d never leave the house. My iPhone frequently warns me showers are imminent poking my acute phobia about getting wet in its side. Like Carmela, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Faith, Health, Home, humanity, humor, nature, New York City
Tagged Central Park, inclement weather, Mother nature, running in Central Park
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Oh God
I was raised Catholic, though running for my life, my mother using God like a machete to scare me half to death, certainly a bad rap for the great creator. My God as of late is more casual, in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith, grace, humanity, humor, internet, Love, nature, readng, religion, travel, words
Tagged 12 Step slogans, Alcoholics Anonymous, answered prayers, Catholic Church, faith, The Bible
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