Tag: st. germain
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Today I Noticed the Begonia Blooming
When Greg and I moved into our new apartment last summer—an English basement on D.C.’s Rock Creek Park—it was the first place we’d ever lived together that had a yard. I often track the years of our history together with the apartments we’ve shared—five so far. This was our sixth. We met in our final months of college, drawn together by the Midwestern…
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Today I Noticed Trees Filled With Holes
At first I didn’t realize it was a woodpecker making all that noise. When I heard the tap-tap-tapping sound overhead I didn’t give it much attention. I assumed our landlord must be home, and that the footfall of her shoes was descending through the ceiling.