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Carol Marino: Good News

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Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
A sentimental final journey to Montana

As we made plans last spring for my mother’s funeral, we were lucky enough to find a florist in Cincinnati who was able to provide flowers as Covid-19 closed businesses and the availability and transport of myriad …

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Company’s a comin’

I’ve been spending the better part of every weekend lately preparing for family and friends who are flying out for a week from three different places in the country.

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Big Sky, big bands — and a big, hot sun

When headliner Jason Isbell sang his single “Be Afraid” from his 2020 “Reunions” album at the 2021 Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, I thought this could be the soundtrack of my weekend.

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
The old basement

When I was a kid in Ohio, the stairs to our basement led to a recreational oasis.

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
A (former) room with a view

Having worked from home the previous eight months, coming back to the office at the beginning of June has taken some adjustment.

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Vacations — you either thrive or, at least, survive

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Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Of prairie dogs and other pests

Spring's wonky weather pattern tricked me into unwisely and prematurely buying hanging baskets and potting flowers, but wisely prevented me from buying tomato plants.

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Plan a simple brunch — the cosmos may have other plans

Earlier this spring I had the opportunity to meet for the first time the parents of my son’s girlfriend.

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
A refuge, a monument, and a mountain

The Oregon/California border, at least what I saw of it several weeks ago, follows an unambiguous stretch of highway named Stateline, appropriately enough, unceremoniously dividing the two states and straight as a …

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
Spring is for snips and snails and puppy dogs’ tails

The day our son picked up his puppy at the airport three years ago was one that forever changed all our lives for the better — Luke’s, ours … and Copper-dog’s.

Updated 3 years ago
Heartfelt gratitude for hospice

A recent donation I made to Hospice of Cincinnati for the upcoming first anniversary of my mother’s death gave me pause to reflect on all that has been lost in this pandemic time.

Updated 3 years ago
Let’s be perfectly clear

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Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
‘Downtown, where all the lights are bright’

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Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Family heirlooms 30 years in the making

Family heirlooms 30 years in the making

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
‘Cracking up’ in body and mind

As the old year morphed into the new one, I’d carried a round of physical therapy forward as well.