“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” – – Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
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seasons of experience
“All through your life, the most precious experiences seem to vanish. You look behind and see no sign even of a yesterday that was so intense. Yet in truth nothing was lost… This is the art of the soul: to… Read more
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Mama, mama!
I’m a white mama who is with Christy Oglesby. I cannot understand exactly how she feels, but I am still outraged. Outraged, fed up, and insistent that all mothers — black, white, yellow, brown — deserve to live without fear… Read more
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On your breakfast table (plus a recipe)
Do you keep a book on your breakfast table and read it in the morning (instead of picking up your cell phone and looking at the news?) So often, especially on social media, people keep saying how they find it… Read more
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where flowers bloom
“She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes. She spoke to no one. She spent hours on the riverbank. She smoked cigarettes and had midnight swims…” — Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things “Where… Read more
Books Diane Recommends, General
cookbooks, recommended
That last post about my devotion to using cookbooks was easy peasy. This follow-up which I promised, not so much. Not because I have a hard time sharing some of my favourites but because there are so many that I… Read more
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Que sera sera
A tear came to my eye and then, like in a spring rain, tears rolled down the curves of my cheeks. Hearing “You are my Sunshine” on the radio while looking out to a beautiful sunny morning and enjoying my… Read more