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By Caitlin Kelly Loved this recent NYT story about a man who collects sounds: Fresh from completing a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard, Smolicki made an excursion to New York City, where he has taken soundwalks over the years. At a pond in the North Woods of Central Park, near 102nd Street, our sound sherpa gave Continue reading Collecting sounds
Wherever I lived with my mother, this hung on the wall I cleaned and reframed it By Caitlin Kelly The Beatles sang it well, on their 1965 album Rubber Soul. We were recently back in my hometown of Toronto for 10 days and every corner is full of memories! Inspired by a lovely series Continue reading There are places I remember, all my life, though some have changed
By Caitlin Kelly I m writing this at the dining table of a friend I met in Grade 8 in Toronto at boarding school. We reconnected on social media in 2018 when I got an early stage breast cancer diagnosis and she offered support. Our lives have many very unlikely similarities, from being survivors to living Continue reading Old friends, new friends
By Caitlin Kelly I had been dreading it for months. Then it was the day, a perfectly sunny summer afternoon, held at a private art gallery a perfect setting for a man who was himself a skilled amateur painter his whole life. I invited five close friends for moral support, so we had maybe Continue reading Father s memorial yesterday we got through it
By Caitlin Kelly (An updated blog from 2023) I attended summer camp in northern Ontario, Camp Glen Bernard, on Lake Bernard, near Sundridge, ages 12 to 16 and loved it after trying two earlier camps ages 8-12. I know sleepaway camp can be a misery for some kids and homesickness a challenge for me, Continue reading Memories of summer camp
Photos from the ABT program by staff photographer Rosalie O Connor, who danced with ABT for 15 years By Caitlin Kelly I love story ballets! And it had been years since I saw Swan Lake, had never seen Onegin or Don Quixote, so I splurged on three tickets within a month, all by American Ballet Theater Continue reading A happy surfeit of ballet: Swan Lake, Eugene Onegin, Don Q
The stunning landscapes of Sedona By Caitlin Kelly As longtime readers here know, I chose to move to the U.S. at 30, with the luck of being, then, the unmarried child of an American citizen which gave me access to a green card. I arrived with the multiple advantages of savings, excellent work skills, good Continue reading Celebrating 250 years on July 4th: mixed emotions
Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All The President s Men By Caitlin Kelly I confess, I m addicted to watching movies and have been since my childhood, when my late father, a film director, used to go to the cinema with me arriving halfway through half the time. I was lucky enough to be on Continue reading 25 favorite films, 1965-2026
Being able to visit London for 6 days, alone, at this lovely hotel. So grateful! By Caitlin Kelly Well, there it is the world s first trillionaire, Elon Musk. Millions cheer and and thrill, singing and praising his name. Sorry, not me. Never me. I find him an odious racist creep whose DOGE cuts have Continue reading Define wealthy
A martini! By Caitlin Kelly A tall stack of fresh, ironed pillowcases, separated with lavender sachets Pouring maple syrup made from my high school friend s property in rural Nova Scotia A long catch-up dinner with old friends New sandals for summer! A bar of Roger Gallet carnation soap or Maja soap, with its beautiful Continue reading More simple pleasures