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The Everyday Magic Blog

I'm so happy to share my blog, started in 2008 as part of my writing practice and as way to connect directly with you! Please peruse the blog, and sign up to get the latest posts. You can also get my beautifully-produced and illustrated collection of many blog posts, Everyday Magic: Fieldnotes on the Mundane and the Miraculous through Meadowlark Press here. Thanks for being part of my everyday magic.

And Then There Were Four: Everyday Magic, Day 721

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 30, 2013
2 min

And Then There Were Four: Everyday Magic, Day 721

For one thing, the vet bill has skyrocketed. Nothing like a very old dog on pain meds and a spanking new kitten who still had his pompoms...

Of Mice & Dogs (and One Cat): Everyday Magic, Day 694

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 18, 2013
2 min

Of Mice & Dogs (and One Cat): Everyday Magic, Day 694

Exhausted animals catching up on sleep Lightning, thunder, and one freaked-out dog doesn’t bode well, especially when said dog can open...

I (Really) Like Rocks: Everyday Magic, Day 596

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 9, 2012
2 min

I (Really) Like Rocks: Everyday Magic, Day 596

Miyako the cat checks out the stash of rocks I brought home Why do I love rocks so much? I’m not sure, but they’ve always been the apple...

What the Heat is Driving Us To: Everyday Magic, Day 593

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 28, 2012
1 min

What the Heat is Driving Us To: Everyday Magic, Day 593

Today’s high: 107. Strange things happen when the temperature lingers here, such as these moments. At Target, where we went to get our...

Is Judy the Cat Part of the Coyote Family?: Everyday Magic, Day 581

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 6, 2012
2 min

Is Judy the Cat Part of the Coyote Family?: Everyday Magic, Day 581

Saturday night, she looked up at me from the back door, and I let her out. She had always been an indoor-outdoor cat, and she was still...

Naming the Animals: Everyday Magic, Day 516

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 12, 2012
2 min

Naming the Animals: Everyday Magic, Day 516

Natalie with Miyako when she was still a kitten The old story goes that Eve named the animals, but we know better when it comes to what...

Easily Amused: Everyday Magic, Day 494

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 6, 2012
2 min

Easily Amused: Everyday Magic, Day 494

Many years ago, my first boyfriend told me I was “easily amused,” which is true, and as it turns out, becoming truer as I age. The bar...

Kitty Goes Away, Kitty Comes Back and the Stages In Between: Everyday Magic, Day 443

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 17, 2011
2 min

Kitty Goes Away, Kitty Comes Back and the Stages In Between: Everyday Magic, Day 443

For hours, I opened the door, stepped outside and meowed because when she’s gotten out before, she has meowed back when she was close. I...

Tormented by Kittens: Everyday Magic, Day 437

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 4, 2011
2 min

Tormented by Kittens: Everyday Magic, Day 437

Who would have thought it? Not I, lover of all kittens of the world, friend to the felines. But in my friend’s Wichita basement guest...

Twister, the Kitten Who Survived the Joplin Tornado: Everyday Magic, Day 366

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 12, 2011
1 min

Twister, the Kitten Who Survived the Joplin Tornado: Everyday Magic, Day 366

Twister a day after the tornado About six weeks ago, I reported on a newborn kitten who survived the Joplin Tornado against all odds: her...

Our Aunt, Uncle and a Tornado Kitten: Everyday Magic, Days 331-332

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 26, 2011
1 min

Our Aunt, Uncle and a Tornado Kitten: Everyday Magic, Days 331-332

Even massive tornadoes can move in delicate ways. Our aunt and uncle’s garage was destroyed, but a china cabinet that shared a wall with...

Cats Taught Us To Lie: Everyday Magic, Day 169

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 3, 2011
1 min

Cats Taught Us To Lie: Everyday Magic, Day 169

I walked in the door after yoga today, and immediately Miyako, our sweet little cat, rushed to the laundry room threshold and told me...

Turkeys of a Feather Stick Together: Everyday Magic, Day 156

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 22, 2010
1 min

Turkeys of a Feather Stick Together: Everyday Magic, Day 156

Staring at the turkey out this window on this gloomy day when I can't get warm, I was dazzled by her feathers. Iridescent black, brown,...

Dog Days of Summer Turned Cat Days

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 30, 2008
2 min

Dog Days of Summer Turned Cat Days

Today and yesterday and probably tomorrow is rain, but not the ordinary kind of hard and fast-moving summer rain. This storm is a dying...

Kitten Season

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 27, 2008
1 min

Kitten Season

After a winter of losses, including the loss our beloved cat, Akio, we have moved through our mourning enough to open our home to new...

Kitty, Come Home!

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 30, 2008
3 min

Kitty, Come Home!

We walk through the brush on the hill, mosey through the prairie, visit all the neighbors to hand them flyers, and whenever we open a...

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