by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 21, 2015 | 1 true thing |
We used to leave my grandparents’ house in Mobile early in the morning to go to Dauphin Island. Lilli would make breakfast there on the beach. In this photo I’m the one lying on the ground. I’m 6 years old. My mother won’t be 30 for another... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 20, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I grew up wearing slips; I had a drawer full. Half slips, whole slips, all different lengths and colors. I recently bought a black dress that’s somewhat see-thru, and I asked the salesperson if I needed to wear a slip? It didn’t feel right not to.... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 19, 2015 | 1 true thing |
For years, I did not read the paper–any paper. Then in January of 2009 I decided I needed my horizons broadened. Now I read Sunday’s The New York Times. And I enjoy reading it. In February, the Sunday Book Review featured Anne Tyler in “By the... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 18, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
This little grass lane is across the street from where I stay in Provincetown. I took the photo this morning while I was waiting for my taxi. It reminds me of Nantucket–we had two summer vacations there when the kids were little. There was also a grassy... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 17, 2015 | 1 true thing, obsession |
Seeing the wash hanging on a clothesline makes me feel good. It has long been an obsession of mine. I don’t know where it came from–I’ve hardly ever done it myself. I do remember a children’s book, We Help Mommy, illustrated by Eloise Wilkins,... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 16, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
According to my Fitbit, I’ve walked 782.39 miles so far this year, which, if my math is right, means I average 3.9 miles a day. Sometimes I forget to wear it, but if I have it on, which I usually do, it measures every step I take, not just those when I go out... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 15, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I did not realize how much I love flowers in gardens! ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 14, 2015 | 1 true thing, journeys, provincetown |
Provincetown is where I started these posts, and by happenstance, that’s where I am at this halfway mark–nice symmetry, right? Life crafting itself. I had thought when this day came I would write what I’d learned so far, what I hope for the second... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 13, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I turned 55, I said 43 years is enough. Done. No more diets. I no longer talked about them or thought about them. I threw out all the books. I ate whatever I wanted. Interestingly, for these last 3 1/2 years, whenever I stepped on the scale, my weight was always... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 12, 2015 | 1 true thing |
My mother used to say things like, “I bet you’re never going to have to wear a girdle.” That is, she used to say them up until the summer of 1969. That summer I was staying with my grandparents in Mobile, Alabama. I was twelve. It was the summer of...