Melissa Kirsch

November 11, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at November 11, 2020
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What Are You Thankful for This Year?

Welcome. In a couple weeks, it will be Thanksgiving, a holiday whose most cherished traditions — gathering in large groups, communal meals, a million permutations of […]
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November 6, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at November 6, 2020
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Find Moments of Delight This Weekend.

Welcome. Another weekend is upon us, and those of us lucky enough to have some down time are anticipating unscheduled hours, time for reading, napping, contemplation. […]
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November 4, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at November 4, 2020
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The View From Another Window

Welcome. Through the window where I work these days, I see the backs of several apartment buildings, terraces and fire escapes, tall old trees taken over […]
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October 30, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at October 30, 2020
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What Will You Do With the “Extra Hour”?

Welcome. Daylight saving time ends this weekend, clocks “falling back” one hour to standard time on Sunday. Depending on where you live, this may mean earlier […]
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October 28, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at October 28, 2020
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Listen to Soundscapes from Home

Welcome. I wrote a few weeks ago about the sounds of pigeons undertaking their vigorous morning drills, their wings slapping against my windows. It’s easy, when […]
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October 23, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at October 23, 2020
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Ideas for Lifting Your Mood This Weekend

Welcome. Friday again, the perfect time to consult our archives of those diversions that lighten the mood, that help us feel a little more hopeful, more […]
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October 21, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at October 21, 2020
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Finding Comfort in the In-Between Season

Welcome. It’s been rainy in New York, humid, and in-between feeling. It’s the time that the travel industry calls “shoulder season” in this part of the […]
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October 16, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at October 16, 2020
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When The Stars Are Out of Alignment

Welcome. I can’t see a lot of stars from my house; the light pollution of New York City obscures all but the brightest ones. Whenever I […]
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October 14, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at October 14, 2020
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What Does It Smell Like Where You Are?

Welcome. Typically, when it begins to get cold in New York City, the subways fill up. Those who, like me, have been cycling or walking for […]
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October 9, 2020
Published by Melissa Kirsch at October 9, 2020
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What to Read This Weekend

Welcome. The weekend, again, and with it, time, perhaps for escape. For some, car trips, screenless forays into spaces beyond home. For others, streaming: hit-or-miss Netflix […]
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