Susannah’s 2018 Spring and Summer Reading List
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Category Archives: Beauty
There’s a Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
I’m en route to get my hair done after waking up resembling a rat with an explosion of gray hair. All I need is a tail and a nice hunk’a cheese. As I tool down Amsterdam Avenue, a shamatta on … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, grace, humanity, humor, Love, New York City
Tagged Elvis Presley, friendly dog owners, hair care, love me love my pit, Self-care
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Mating Season
The minute there’s a whiff of serious spring, the mallards of Central Park couple up. You see the male, his dark green head following the female, who looks more like a Shaker in her simple brown ensemble while she takes … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, Family, grace, humor, nature, New York City, sex, Women and men
Tagged Ducks of Central Park, mating season, sex in the wild, teach your children
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Old, Slow But Natty
I love the word natty, meaning elegant and debonair…fashionable in dress, carrying that certain extra something with dash and poise, so when I saw this spiffy looking, elderly man making his way to Park Avenue, I took an admirable pause. … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, grace, humanity, money, New York City, Women and men, words
Tagged diplomacy, random acts of kindness, Rush hour New York City, well dressed men
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Those 3 a.m. Voices
Sometimes at exactly 3, I sit straight up in bed as if someone called my name. I sense something, a presence that I realize is just me calling out to myself. My mind at once opens one of two drawers. … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Books, Faith, grace, Gratitude, humanity, Love, readng, words, writing
Tagged encouragement, restlessness, self doubt, The Diary of Anne Frank, the love of writing, writer's quotes
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Mother Nature Should Take Her Meds
Yesterday was 78%. I ran in shorts and a T-shirt, a balmy breeze blowing through my hair. All day the city sang with spring weather, sidewalks filled with the sunny and cheerful. It was as though all problems were placed … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, Home, humor, nature, New York City, words
Tagged a late spring, Central Park, Global Warming, new York weather, The Little Rascals
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Why I Get Up
At least once a week, I’m asked why I get out of bed when I don’t have to. I want to answer, because I’m not a slug, but am always diplomatic and say, it’s simply a grace to be up … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, Fashion, grace, humor, nature, New York City, words
Tagged Central Park, daffodils, Spring is in the air, Versailles
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Adding Ginger
It was the day after the alleged Nor’easter that had everybody scared to death. Turned out to be, just a normal snow mixed with rainstorm, at least in New York City, the Goliath of the Tri-State area. You have to … Continue reading
You Kan Change The World
It was around supper time on Valentine’s Day, when I opened my door to a folded heart stuck in one of my sneakers. I always take them off before coming in, serving as a handy mailbox. It was from the … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, friendship, grace, Gratitude, humanity, humor, kids, Love, words, writing
Tagged all you need is love, Emily Earheart, from the mouth of babes, Missing a friend
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