My very first garden is right up there with Italy, sex, and Spaghetti Carbonara. Some people won’t believe me but they’ve never grabbed the colander and raced out to the garden to dig fingerling potatoes, multi-colored carrots, Italian parsley and San Marzanos for the pot roast. … [Read more...]
Flash: Hospital Gowns Get Breezy
photo credit: mtsofan via photopin cc Why is the woman in this photograph so grouchy? You might be grouchy too in her shoes, wait…..make that crinkly blue booties. But maybe it’s not just the broken arm or the fetching cap or the beeping machines all around. Maybe there’s … [Read more...]
Susan Troccolo’s life beyond cancer: when the mind is not your friend
In the past year, I’ve lost two women in my family from cancer. I’ve felt the searing loss and pain that these deaths have brought, in part because I am in remission from cancer myself. Twice. Seventeen years apart. Because of that I know a lot about how my mind works with … [Read more...]
Re-thinking New Year’s Resolutions
Re-thinking Resolutions Did you know, for example, that as Americans we are so obsessed with our self-improvement that there is an actual government website listing the most chosen resolutions? Really. We are still a Puritan bunch when it comes down to it. Of course, we don’t … [Read more...]
The Garden is to the Gardener
The Song is to the Singer and comes back most to him… –Walt Whitman from Song of Myself When you are a gardener, you must consider that friend and foe alike come daily to the gates of the city. The gardener must be vigilant and welcoming, but fearsome to strangers with … [Read more...]
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