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Gratitude + WTF
There is something about Thanksgiving that I just really, really love. Besides the pie, the cozy fuzzies, and the tradition. I love the craziness of it all. I worked until 8 tonight and on what other night would I ever come home after working for twelve hours and decide to make a dessert that had…
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Life Taken for Granted
Moving back into my little house in my little city, I was reminded of a story my mom told my sister and I when we were children about Nasruddin, the wise fool found in much Eastern folklore and especially popular in Sufism. One day a neighbor approached Nasruddin, lamenting the fact that his house was…
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Always
(photos made by me, November 7, 2016) Two years ago, I woke up on election morning, in LA. The Cubs had won the World Series just a week before and as I went about my morning, I thought about what I would say to my 5 year old nephew that night, when I called him…
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Dead Can Dance
The Guest House- This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest…
Smagik is Claire Sandrin’s personal blog of writing and photographs dedicated to finding beauty in the everyday. It covers everything from how to brand yourself as a creative, making a professional pivot in middle age, travels to Amsterdam, and recipes for grain free chocolate zucchini cake. Join me for the adventure that is this life!
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