Category Archives: Erewhon

Time Lost and the Road Ahead

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Adrienne Cohen

It has been far too long since I boarded an airplane or walked up the gangplank to a ship. It seems like forever ago that I last hailed a cab in an unfamiliar city, or booked an excursion in a … Continue reading →

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Challenge: Cleaning out a handbag

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Adrienne Cohen

Like Fibber McGee’s closet, a woman’s purse can be “enemy territory.” Note: This was first published on Yahoo Contributor’s Network a little over five years ago. I recently ran across it in my files and, because of the demise of … Continue reading →

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Still in awe . . .

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

Reportedly, John Glenn said he was “still in awe” of his space flight on its 50th anniversary February 20, 2012. John Glenn, who rode Freedom 7 into the history books on a not-quite-five-hour flight in 1962, was not only the first American … Continue reading →

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Some of my best friends are . . .

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

I have been thinking lately about that statement. No matter how you finish it off, it somehow sounds wrong, doesn’t it? So why do we keep repeating it? The only way, I think, that statement makes any sense, is if … Continue reading →

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Turn up the volume, roll up your sleeves

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

Insights come in odd ways. They arrive at the strangest times, and in the strangest of places. This morning I was driving to an appointment. My mind was on the upcoming meeting, and my CD player provided soft background music. … Continue reading →

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My backyard animal farm

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

There’s a possum in the yard! And at least one “family” of squirrels, a bunny who might have friends, redbirds and blue jays and a pair of large birds that look like cranes building a nest in a neighbor’s tree. … Continue reading →

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Where’s my lightsaber?

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

Yes, I loved it! In 1977, I loved the first one. I have seen them all. What is it about Star Wars? There are more exciting stories, perhaps, but the thought of traveling to “a galaxy far, far away” never fails to … Continue reading →

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A birthday in time

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

A few days ago I celebrated my birthday. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that a few days ago the calendar marked the anniversary of my birth. I am no longer sentimental about birthdays. This one was neither … Continue reading →

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“Life Is a Little Weird” and other thoughts on a cold morning

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

It’s cold this morning. The sky is a dull grey and the temperature doesn’t seem as if it’s going to climb much by midday. The cold that I feel, though, has little to do with weather conditions. I’m feeling, in the words … Continue reading →

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Talking of many things . . .

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

“‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax — Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot — And whether pigs have wings.’” … Continue reading →

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