by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 5, 2015 | 1 true thing |
This morning Cal and I split a bagel and a banana in the South Station, then took the train to the Museum of Fine Arts, where there was a lovely crowd waiting for the doors to open at ten. Before we even got in the door, I was struck by Cyrus Edwin Dallin’s...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 4, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I was in Provincetown last month, I was looking at a house that was being renovated about a block from where I stay when the door to the restaurant next door, which was for sale but which I’d heard had been bought, opened. And what to my wondering eyes...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 3, 2015 | 1 true thing |
One of my favorite things to do at this time of the year is to plant trees for friends. I’ve been doing it since 1998 when I saw a segment on TV about an organization called Forevergreen, which planted trees in Minnesota. In 2000 Trees Columbus was founded. I...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 2, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Here’s a truth for you. I used to love Christmas but not anymore. It’s so. much. extra. work. Nevertheless, phase one is complete. Stuff out of attic. Hand towels hung. Wreath on the door. Tree in the stand. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 1, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Spring Street School in Atlanta stands in what is now midtown. And it does in fact still stand. Not as a school but as the Center for Puppetry Arts. This past week I discovered a Facebook group for alumni and have reconnected with several friends. When I was in...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 1, 2015 | How We Spend Our Days |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer SARAH STONE. 5:50 a.m. It’s Monday morning, and the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 30, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Around 1970 or so, we added on to our house, and I got to choose the wallpaper and the rug for my very small, but my very own, room. I chose blue and green and cream striped wallpaper and a blue and green shag rug. I had a trundle bed, a nice antique desk that’s...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 29, 2015 | 1 true thing |
In a trunk in the attic, I found these 7 things: 3 outfits my grandmother Lilli made me that I wore in high school, an autograph book from 6th grade, my last year at Spring Street Elementary School, the bag of buttons, a watch I bought in Switzerland when my...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 28, 2015 | 1 true thing |
One of my favorite things at the moment is Spotify’s Discover Weekly. Every Monday morning a new playlist magically appears–created especially for me based on what I listen to and what other people listen to who listen to the same music I do. If you...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 27, 2015 | 1 true thing |
At the moment, each day I’m trying to do these 4 things: work on my novel, work on the family photo project, get 10,000 steps, and write this post. Sometimes I don’t get it all done. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
