by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 11, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
The sound of being alone while knowing somebody’s looking out for you. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 10, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
I’m consciously trying to add instead of divide, to be one person all the time rather than this person at home and that person in Provincetown (just for example), and I’m doing it, but clearly my preference, my inclination, is to divide. It’s the way... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 9, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
If you had asked me in casual conversation if I were a risk-taker, I would have said yes. But that hasn’t been true for a long time, maybe since I was a kid. The truth is I usually take the safe course rather than the risky one. ~ 365 true things about me why... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 8, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
When Cal comes to Provincetown, I work in the mornings, and then around eleven, we head out for a walk. But this morning nothing was happening with the novel. So we headed into the blustery gray day early and then almost changed plans based on the rain that was... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 7, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I really want to take a break–to relax and do nothing–I watch a movie or a series. And there’s no requirement of redeeming value. Recently I’ve been watching Madame Secretary. Yes, really. I like Téa Leoni. I like seeing a smart woman in a... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 6, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Green. And seriously dry. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice 
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...