Tag Archives: cats

Felonious

Posted on December 7, 2020 by marigold

I love Sake, the fifth cat in my life, but it’s a little like adoring a child in mid-meltdown. She has a tendency to nip when she wants attention and would like me to play with her 24/7. Last November … Continue reading →

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Roman Holiday

Posted on June 7, 2015 by marigold

Channeling my inner Audrey Hepburn, I spent five wonderful days in Rome at the start of an Italian vacation, exploring parts of the city I’d never been to before. MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts located in the … Continue reading →

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Over the River and Through the Woods

Posted on December 9, 2014 by marigold

My family and I went west–way, way west for the post-Thanksgiving weekend. New York State is bigger than I realized especially “upstate,” which seems composed of small churches, farms and roadways with impressively little travel. The drive is easy, as … Continue reading →

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Papa and the Polydacts

Posted on February 4, 2012 by marigold

In 1931, Ernest Hemingway and wife #2, Pauline Pfeiffer, bought a large house in then- out- of- the way Key West and lived there for about ten years. During this period, Hemingway wrote many of his most famous works including. … Continue reading →

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Racing (and eating) for the Cure

Posted on July 26, 2011 by marigold

  I’ve run or walked in the Vermont (now the Vermont/New Hampshire) Race for the Cure for the past fifteen-plus years. It’s all about superstition. My mother died from breast cancer at fifty-nine after dealing with the disease for over … Continue reading →

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Dogs Have Owners, Cats Have Staff

Posted on May 23, 2011 by marigold

My grandmother and mother were vehemently anti-cat, almost to the point of phobic, so growing up I had no contact with felines.  Apparently dogs made the cut because we had one starting when I was nine. Years later, after my … Continue reading →

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