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Stop That Dog

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

This is a great story.  It was right when Petco opened when a young Pitt mix ran from the store. It was one of their adoption days when the ASPCA arrives in a van with a group of their 4-legged … Continue reading →

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Did You Know…Quirky Facts

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

The singer Bobby Darrin dying at 37 after open-heart surgery suffering from a heart condition his whole life, left his body to science.  On D-Day, June 6, 1945, facing Omaha Beach, soldiers used condoms to cover their rifle barrels to … Continue reading →

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Easter People

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 The original piece with this title was deleted. I felt it was not uplifting nor appropriate. Thank you for the readers who left comments. They were very appreciated.  I wish everyone celebrating Easter a peaceful one. Susannah

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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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Walking Down Fifth

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

   Fifth Avenue can be cold with snapping winds, but not today, good news since I so love to stroll, the true flaneur that I am.    It’s French for idle saunterer…one who walks unhurried.    Yes, that’s me, the strolling … Continue reading →

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Life On The Train

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 The city is tense, no question. You feel it everywhere especially after being told to be on terrorist alert.  What I admire most about New Yorkers is, no matter what, we just keep going.  I’m on the 6 train coming … Continue reading →

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What Got My Attention

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

Four quotes; two singers, two writers, one baseball player.  When you hit a wall, just kick it in…Patti Smith  You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served…Nina Simone  L.A. was a sunny place for … Continue reading →

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When You Want To Smack Mother Nature

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

It feels as if I’m trapped in a snow globe, or under house arrest since the city is paralyzed.    I keep staring out the window looking for a sign of life that’s as still as a Currier and Ives … Continue reading →

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Bookends

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m across the street watching a man throw away books. He’s stacking them like a pulp tower while his young son watches.    I don’t know what bothers me more, tossing them or teaching his kid it’s an okay thing … Continue reading →

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