Happy Birthday, Sam!

January 19, 2012

Today is the birthday of my youngest son. He is nineteen years old. Sam is a freshman in college, exploring different subjects and possibilities, still not sure what he wants to major in. This semester he is taking classes in Japanese language, world history, biology and writing. This is the time of life to look [...]

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Sitting Alone in a Quiet Room

January 18, 2012

Strong winds started blowing two nights ago. The first night it rained and, with the temperatures in the 30′s, most of the snow melted. The wind felt mild and spring-like, almost like an embrace. Yesterday morning the wind changed direction and brought frigid temperatures and blowing snow. I went out for a short walk and [...]

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Quiet Days at the Cottage

January 16, 2012

It is late afternoon, overcast but not cold, with the recently fallen snow already melting. I am alone at the cottage, can almost touch the silence with my hand, except for those determined drips outside the living room window. I spent the previous week here with my sister Branka, then Joe and Jeff came for [...]

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Merry Orthodox Christmas!

January 7, 2012

Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas – to all Serbian people and to Orthodox believers the world over. Христос се роди! Share and Enjoy:

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New Year’s Resolutions

January 3, 2012

Woody Guthrie is one of my favorite musicians of all time. After reading this handwritten list of his New Year’s resolutions for 1942, I love him even more. My resolutions for the year of 2012? Simplify, simplify, simplify. What about you? Share and Enjoy:

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Best Wishes to All

December 21, 2011

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all the best in the world – I wish to my family, friends and to my readers the world over. Liliana Srecan Bozic, Srecna Nova Godina i sve najlepse na svetu zelim svojoj familji, prijateljima i svojim citaocima po celom svetu. Ljilja Share and Enjoy:

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The Joy of the Hunt

December 20, 2011

My father’s family comes from Vizic, a small village buried deep in the forests of Northern Serbia. All the men in our family (except my father who, although the eldest son and thus the nominal heir, left the village when he was twelve and lived in cities from then on) and most men in the [...]

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Life Changes

December 16, 2011

The new year will usher big changes in my life. I am leaving RepairClinic.com. I have worked for this company for almost thirteen years, and together with my husband Jeff, am one of the founding members. I have many friends here. But this is the right time for me to leave. RepairClinic is in a [...]

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Quiet Christmas Preparations

December 8, 2011

Last Christmas, my family decided to simplify our holiday celebrations. Things seemed complicated enough in our everyday lives. Joe and Branka had moved in with us and we were trying to merge the lifestyles of two families into a workable routine. Sam was about to graduate from high school, and the rest of the kids [...]

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Hues of Blue, Green and Violet

November 30, 2011

Cascades of cold rain drenched Michigan, causing floods and unpleasant commuting the entire day yesterday. For lunch – at work – I ate some steamy broth that my sister had made from leftover turkey and peppery root vegetables. Then I drank one cup of green tea after another and somehow I made it through the [...]

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Thanks-Giving

November 23, 2011

Today is a cold and overcast day in our part of Michigan. The trees are mostly bare, or if not, the leftover leaves are dry, faded and spiritless. But when I glance at the ground on this dark morning, there is an intense gleam of color – a succulent gold and burgundy leaf, a leaf [...]

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Misplaced Loyalty

November 10, 2011

Please help me understand what is going on in State College, Pennsylvania. This is how I interpret the evidence that I have read, seen or heard in the media. Joe Paterno, the legendary coach who has been with Pennsylvania State University for 61 years, was fired last night, together with the president of the university. [...]

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Another Insane Devotion

November 7, 2011

My daughter Nena and I went to a poetry reading last week. Gerald Stern (together with Anne Marie Macari, a wonderful poet herself and his companion) came to Nena’s old college town to do a reading. Tired after a long, and in Nena’s case frustrating, day at work, the two of us drove a couple [...]

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