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Pleasures

Closeness – a touch, a touch, a touch
To meld into an embrace, hugging so tightly that your breathing relaxes, your muscles release, and you exchange […]

This entry was posted in Covid-19 Pandemic Love & relationships Musings about life Pleasures Scary & Worrisom and tagged connection Covid-9 hugs on June 15, 2020 by Candelaria Silva

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Soul food in Boston

Soul Food in Boston…not. A recent article in the Boston Globe, Savoring a healthier, revitalized soul food by […]

This entry was posted in Black People Boston Community Food Pleasures Roxbury-related and tagged Carole Darden Coast Cafe Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen Downhome Catering Handy & Person Catering Jessica B. Harris Maxine's on Saint James Next Step Soul Food Cafe Norma Jean Darden Patti LaBelle Slade's Bar and Grill Soul Food; A Taste of Country Cooking; Edna Lewis; Spponbread and Strawberry Wine The Pit Stop The Rotisserie United House of Prayer Kitchen Boston Vertamae Smart Grosvenor on October 11, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

Respite
Respite. Rest. Get-away. A break. It was only a day and a half but I felt rejuvenated from […]

This entry was posted in Celebration Food Friendship Pleasures and tagged respite taking a break Truro vacation Vermont weekend home weekend trip on September 30, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

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Just A Little Bit

For me, it is important to make a little movement. I cannot behave like a stick-in-the-mud even though […]

This entry was posted in Musings about life Pleasures self-esteem words of wisdom and tagged incremental steps Making progress movement well-being on April 23, 2014 by Candelaria Silva

Zen in the Unexpected

I’ve recently found tranquility in unexpected actions and moments. I am grateful to have learned to recognize and […]

This entry was posted in Celebration Laughter & Joy Pleasures and tagged Candelaria Silva dicing everyday chores folding clothes ironing laundry making stacks peace slicing vegetables Spider solitaire tranquility Zen on February 14, 2014 by Candelaria Silva

Chicken Wings & Collard Greens (coda to Beantown Jazz Festival)

“I know you got soul, if you didn’t you wouldn’t be in here.” These lyrics by Bobby Byrd […]

This entry was posted in Black People Boston Food Music Pleasures Publications Roxbury-related on October 7, 2013 by Candelaria Silva

Roundup 4 – Books, Theater, and other pleasures

Stuff I Read: The Round House by Louise Erdich One of the finest novels I’ve read by this supremely […]

This entry was posted in Art Boston Community Pleasures Reading Roxbury-related Teens Work & working on April 2, 2013 by Candelaria Silva

Round up 3 (Delightful in Dorchester and…)

Stuff I Did: Attended Social Media Workshop sponsored by the Dorchester Artists Collaborative at the recently opened Erick Jean […]

This entry was posted in Art Boston Dorchester learning Pleasures Reading on March 17, 2013 by Candelaria Silva

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Round-up 2

Stuff I Did Saw the play, Stones in His Pockets (running ‘til March 16) at the Lyric Theatre with […]

This entry was posted in Celebration Music Pleasures Reading Roxbury-related on March 3, 2013 by Candelaria Silva

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Late fall pleasures

Two simple pleasures happen in the late fall each year. The first is the blooming of our Christmas cactus. […]

This entry was posted in Food Pleasures on December 11, 2012 by Candelaria Silva