Category Archives: Family

Morocco 1978–Eid el-Kebir

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Susacadia

The hosts were my neighbors. They had saved their invitation for this special night that would be just for family. I was the only outsider present. Being wedged into a corner was a place of honor. There was no escaping … Continue reading →

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Wandering in a group and alone

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Susacadia

The first whiff of diesel and hot rubber smacked into us as the air conditioned bus unloaded in the center of Rabat, Morocco. It was like coming home. Bags were piled in front of an arched gate in a stone … Continue reading →

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A Song Unsung

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Susacadia

The first thing Andrette said to me, once our parents had abandoned us to our future as roommates, was “You’ve got no Soul.” “What? I have a soul!” I wasn’t being purposefully obtuse. It was 1968, and I’m sure Andrette … Continue reading →

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Childhood Illnesses

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Susacadia

I am old enough to have been born before most modern vaccines were available. The only usual ones I got were for polio, a drink as I remember it, and small pox. I got a bunch of others, too, that … Continue reading →

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Rafe–Return Day

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Susacadia

It was Return Day, forty-seven days past Solstice, and the town of Riverside had been living in Winter Home for close to seventy. The worst of the winter storms has passed and herdsmen reported that the ewes were near lambing. … Continue reading →

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An Ode to Julia Child

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Susacadia

 I’ve been listening to Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child as my audio car reading. In my Audible search Dearie came in a tasty 25 hours and 29 minutes, long enough to dig in for the trips to Bar … Continue reading →

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Giving and Memory

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Susacadia

Memories rise up from odd places. The donation request was for supporting an 11 year old student, with the goal to provide future leaders in Palestine with an education that includes the Quaker focus on reconciliation and achieving peace. It … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Daddy Do?

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Susacadia

Before I started school at age six and a half, I had little knowledge of what people did for jobs. I knew about the elevator operator in Cherry and Webb’s. He had a big brass lever that turned around an … Continue reading →

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Rafe–Family Dinner

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Susacadia

This follows ‘Rafe-Welcomed Home’. Rafe turned toward the house. “You’ve put in a new window. Bigger.” “Yes. Well. Supper is waiting.” Jenna held the door open. “Welcome. Although I suppose welcoming you to your own house is a bit funny.” … Continue reading →

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Romancing the Fair

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Susacadia

I did not meet my husband at the Blue Hill Fair, the fair where Wilbur was extolled with the spidery writing of “Some Pig,” one of the last country fairs in Maine. But I might have. It would have happened … Continue reading →

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