Author Archives: The Daily Cure

Look back. Go back.

Posted on January 5, 2015 by The Daily Cure

The Fisherman always says—so I assume it’s an Italian saying although it might just be his—“Look back. Go back.” He means, if you practice the ritual of looking back as you’re leaving a place you love, you will be there … Continue reading →

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A presto.

Posted on January 3, 2015 by The Daily Cure
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Well Hung

Posted on January 2, 2015 by The Daily Cure

Remember that scene in Mommy Dearest, when the Joan Crawford character is screaming at her daughter about wire coat hangers and how much she can’t stand them? Edited, it basically goes like this: “No… wire… hangers! … What’re wire hangers … Continue reading →

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Fisherman’s Wife (or, Why I can say “Pike” in Three Languages).

Posted on January 1, 2015 by The Daily Cure

I am married to a fisherman. In some households that constitutes widowhood: a spouse abandoned, while the other stands next to a stream or river or sea. I’m most usually only a Sunday widow. But it’s OK in the extreme. … Continue reading →

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If We Are What We Eat

Posted on December 31, 2014 by The Daily Cure

I confessed to a good friend of mine just yesterday that I felt stuck, lacking direction and waiting rather impatiently for my personal fog to clear. She gave me the best advice a girl could give: to enjoy the fog and … Continue reading →

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Color Story #15: The Color of Cold

Posted on December 28, 2014 by The Daily Cure

Blacks are black. Greys are infinite. The surprises are red and ochre and frosty sage. My toes lose feeling—it’s cold—but I’m distracted by a passing train and the beauty of ice hanging in the air over freshly turned clods of … Continue reading →

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Musings of a Dish-washing Woman

Posted on December 26, 2014 by The Daily Cure

Yes, the 25th of December was indeed Christmas. If there’d been any confusion about it, the stockings, gingerbread house, fly-away bits of wrapping, and abundant food would have clued you in. But I knew it was Christmas, really Christmas, when I stood … Continue reading →

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Canine Prayers etc.

Posted on December 3, 2014 by The Daily Cure

Part I: The Department of Prayers I saw this posted inside the Duomo of Sant’Andrea (images posted below) in the beautiful mountain town of Carrara. It’s “The Dog’s Prayer” translated from Italian: Oh Lord of all creatures, see that man, my owner, … Continue reading →

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Postcard #33: Typical

Posted on December 2, 2014 by The Daily Cure

[Sometimes the planets align, and you find yourself inhabiting a perfectly “typical” moment in a perfectly “typical” place. And so it was in this instance. Long September shadows. Cobblestone street. A chef outside his restaurant talking to a Mediterranean beauty. … Continue reading →

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The Instant Sunshine Cut & Paste Kit

Posted on December 1, 2014 by The Daily Cure

I don’t know about you, but I need to apply my photoshop skills to real life. This winter is going to be long, and if we can’t mentally apply yellow where necessary, it could get rough.

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