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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- May 26
- 4 min
Where's Beauty?: Everyday Magic, Day 1099
I've increasingly realized how I'm on the lookout for beauty most of the time -- the gaze of my dog Moxie when she raises her head from a...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
When Everything’s Coming Up Roses: Everyday Magic, Day 1044
Kansas roses struggle once summer gets its heat on, but I have found a land where everything is coming up roses: the Pacific Northwest....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
The Brave Voice of the Iris: Everyday Magic, Day 1006
The irises are falling all over themselves with the weight of their beauty. It’s banner year where they’ve gone beyond simply showing off...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 19, 2020
- 5 min
A Letter From the Post-Pandemic Future: Everyday Magic, Day 1004
Dear You, Yes, I hear you knocking on my door at all hours of the day and especially night, calling me out of my sleep because you’re not...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Walking With Courage, Vulnerability, and Tenderness: Everyday Magic, Day 1,001
Amazingly enough, we are arrived at the last day of March, a month that has lasted at least 1,283 days in fear, panic, and dread years....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 27, 2019
- 2 min
A Snake, A Wedding, and Faith: Everyday Magic, Day 972
When I saw the video, I was amazed at how calm and calming the humans and, to some extent, the snake were in doing what it took for the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 21, 2019
- 2 min
The Power of Blossoms: Everyday Magic, Day 971
Emily Dickinson writes, “I started early — Took my dog.” In my case, I started late and took my croissant, and unlike Dickinson, I wasn’t...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min
I’m in Love With Irises (Peonies Too): Everyday Magic, Day 939
Why are they so mind-blowingly beautiful? Is it the delicate petal, something between paper and flesh? Or the enormous resilience of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Aug 22, 2011
- 1 min
Roses From My Father-in-Law (Even Though He's Dead): Everyday Magic, Day 392
After a day, I realized that to my shame, Gene didn’t just buy me roses but my mother-in-law also. Both of us would receive a dozen or...
