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WKNO

I started listening to WKNO-fm, NPR for the MidSouth, a couple of years ago. I realized that I didn’t get the newspaper, I don’t like watching TV news, and I wasn’t reading about current events online. Basically, I was unaware of what was going on in the U.S. and the wider world. And, for aContinue reading “WKNO”

A Verse for the Pink Palace

Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
The Pink Palace serves many functions —a place to collect and care for objects related to the MidSouth, an educational facility, a venue to get married and a motivation for creative works. Mark Doty is one person whose visit to the museum inspired a personal interpretation.…

Dreary

It’s dreary today, and I’m under the weather in the literal and figurative senses of the phrase. I have whatever stomach bug the baby had earlier this week, and the rainy day has me feeling extra tired. But there is tea and Swamplandia! by Karen Russell. And Greg got chili going this morning and hasContinue reading “Dreary”

Disaster Planning—The Undead Protocol

Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
A disaster preparedness and emergency response plan is considered to be a core document for professional museum operations. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) states that a good disaster plan needs to be specific to a museum’s facilities, cover all relevant risks, include evacuation plans and…

Peace

I want to capture and hold the absolute peace I feel when I rock my baby at bedtime. After his bath, after the lotion, after the pajamas are on, after the breastfeeding, after the story. When I hold him against my chest and use my right hand to rub the back of his head andContinue reading “Peace”

Friends of the Library

We Carricos are officially Friends of the Memphis Public Library. It’s no secret that I love our library. I put books on hold, have books sent from other branches, and shop in Second Editions (the used bookstore inside the Central branch). Noah played baby bingo this summer and was given a free board book forContinue reading “Friends of the Library”

Tom “Midtown is Memphis” Foster Draws the Palace

Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
In 1979, Memphis artist Tom Foster drew a series of cartoon postcards for the Pink Palace. Foster is an accomplished local artist who had drawn courtroom trials, album covers, comic books and theater sets. He trained at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Memphis…

Rhythm

Now that I’ve been a mom to a child outside of my body for eight and half months, I’ve been doing some thinking about what’s changed. Other than everything. Lots of aspects of our lives are remarkably different from what they were a year ago. We ate dinner at 7 o’clock last night, after theContinue reading “Rhythm”

Some more flowers

My camellias (that I did not plant but did pull the greenbrier out of) are blooming: And my moon vine is giving a last minute show: They are reminding me that I must plant flowers next spring. They make me too happy to not.

Thinking about eating

One thing that I’ve realized about myself is that I spend a lot of time thinking about food. Not just what to buy at the store or what to cook for dinner, but why I eat the way that I do. A little bit of background is in order for this stream of consciousness to make anyContinue reading “Thinking about eating”