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Wind-chasers

June 16, 2020 | by carmen | 1 Comment on Wind-chasers

Me six years old in the field behind the school, holding the kite up over my head. Dad at the far end of the string — higher, wait, wait – not yet! “My arms are tired.” “Wait, here it comes…no, wait….” “Daaaaaadddd!”… “Wait, no…OK… here it comes, here it comes, up, up, LET GO!” Up, …

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kites, wind
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Assess and extend

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 | by carmen | 2 Comments on Assess and extend

This week we are told that we can extend physical contact. We can emerge from isolation and connect with select ‘family bubbles’. I ask, what is a bubble when I and so many of my close friends live alone and have no blood family?  I don’t always come to a full stop at stop signs …

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covid, Lojong, zen
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The beauty in this

March 25, 2020June 16, 2020 | by carmen | 1 Comment on The beauty in this

Every few minutes I hear the gentle whoosh of the SkyTrain, whistling through the early evening silence. The SkyTrain is 1km from my home, and I’ve never heard it from here before. Normally the city’s drone smothers it out. A  small flock of early goldfinches gathers in the crabapple tree to pick at the buds, …

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Lost things, found things

December 25, 2019December 26, 2019 | by carmen | 3 Comments on Lost things, found things

Yesterday I found two things: First, a fine old ten-speed bike in good shape, gently leaned against a dumpster. Clearly not stolen or for trash. My first instinct as a bike person was to wheel it home or to the community bike shop, but on consideration, I left it there. It was Christmas Eve day, …

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Love me like a dog

November 17, 2019November 24, 2019 | by carmen | Leave a Comment on Love me like a dog

“My husband just walked in, told the dog how cute he is, and how much he loves him. Held his face in his hands, stared into his eyes, and gave him forehead kisses. Then left the room. I’m sitting right next to the dog.” This showed up as a random retweet on my Twitter feed …

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