Category Archives: Health

Well Done Toast And Butter…RIP

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 I’ve been alluding to a pervasive sadness for a while now that finally faced its ultimate fear.  My friend who owns the gourmet store I make constant fun of passed away. He’s been in the hospital going on two months … Continue reading →

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Things I Love…Ten Years Later

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

  How different I saw the world in 2016. The things that enchanted me then seem so frivolous now.   If nothing else, age brings clarity.   Quality verses quantity.   Health over wealth.   I love being still in … Continue reading →

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A Wright Brothers Sunday

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

   Orville and Wibur Wright, the two brothers who in 1903 pioneered aviation with their handmade seaplane the Kitty Hawk now at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, never worked on a Sunday, observing what the Bible calls the Sabbath. … Continue reading →

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May I Have A Word?

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 The adjective, postprandial, inspired this. It came up three times in a novel I’m rereading.  It’s what happens or what one does after a meal.  Do you go for a stroll or nap in a chair?  Did you suffer postprandial … Continue reading →

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They Had Me In Stitches

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

   I fell head first after tripping on a rubber mat in my friend’s gourmet store.    I saw stars, and it wasn’t Brad Pitt and Keanu either. I never saw so much blood that was gushing from what turned … Continue reading →

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Is Christmas Overrated?

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

    I had a shitty holiday. I’ll just say it. Christmas cheer seemed more manufactured than heartfelt.    The falsity affected me, how it was all forced, from our building’s flat decorations to the workers circling like sharks awaiting … Continue reading →

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Thigh Own Self Be True

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

    I spent seven hours in the Emergency Room due to mysterious swelling in my left leg, afraid it was a blood clot.    Have you ever seen a boa constrictor after it’s had its lunch? That’s what my … Continue reading →

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A Brand New Year

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s 12:01, awakened by horns blaring after falling asleep with a book on my lap.    When I looked out my window a group of kids in silver and gold top hats, sold on every corner, were jumping and hugging … Continue reading →

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Love Thy Neighbor

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Susannah Bianchi

 I have a new neighbor across the hall. Her name is Lily, and she’s a French Bulldog.  For those of you who know and read John Howell, she looks like she could be Tempeste’s grandmother. When we first met in … Continue reading →

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Did You Know…Always More Edition

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Susannah Bianchi

Writer Mark Twain was born in 1835, the year Halley’s Comet appeared. “I came in with Halley’s Comet…it is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it,” said he.     The Comet returned in 1910, and … Continue reading →

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