Tag: home
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What We Think We Want
When Eat, Pray, Love first came out and I got the big check, I bought a big house, a five-bedroom Victorian with a wraparound porch in this small town in New Jersey. I put a ton of money into making it really magnificent. I spent four years restoring it, putting in amazing gardens, a new kitchen and… Read more
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Mnemonic: A Book of Trees – Post 3 of 5
I grew up in a loving family but I wasn’t like them in so many ways. Our family culture centred on hockey, baseball, camping trips in summer. I couldn’t even begin to describe to them how the world shimmered for me, how I heard voices in the rustling of leaves, that I cried when I… Read more
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This is My Home
For Anthony Pisano, home is where his stuff is. If you’re lucky you’ll catch him sitting on his New York City stoop and you’ll get to take a look around his unusual home. He offers a great lesson in staying open to the world around you. The blessings just keep walking through the door….. A… Read more
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When Opportunity Knocks
I recently returned from a two week stint in Vancouver which was 98% critical family business and 2% my first solo vacation in thirteen years without kids. I was there to find a long-term living facility for my father, who now requires 24/7 care due to Alzheimers. I did, however, manage to fit in… Read more