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September 27, 2013 by Anya Elise

Will: 1921-2013 || in memoriam

I sat rather tenderly in a seat beside my grandmother’s bed at the hospice care facility. Words always escape you when it feels most critical to speak up. My grandfather had barely left her side since she arrived at the center, and continued to stare at her despite us entering the room. Despite me sitting […]

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March 25, 2013 by Anya Elise

little black boxes || fancy phone photos

Sometimes you have to reduce life to little black boxes. Contain all the madness into an itty-bitty square. Especially when that madness comes in the form of your loved ones. Sorry loved ones. Don’t take it personally. (I think I might be in trouble for something. That looks like a serious face.) (For a while, […]

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November 27, 2012 by Anya Elise

scuffle and sparkle || a love letter

Dearest friends, There’s always been a certain sparkle factor that I associate with this season of holiday-ness. There’s a promise of magic and happy tidings, coziness, hot cocoa, parties, bubbly beverages, decorating with twinkle lights and greenery, yuletide coffee (OK, that’s not a thing…or maybe it could be, who’s with me?). And yet, I know […]

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December 27, 2011 by Anya Elise

a holiday at home || Christmas roundup

Christmas time was here. And then it wasn’t…really quickly. It’s like a drive-by holiday: arrives before you expect it, happens within a blink, and then has disappeared and two days more have past in a matter of seconds. The Semenoff clan spent the holiday at home, mostly in our pajamas, watching really Christmasy movies like […]

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December 12, 2011 by Anya Elise

And just like that || San Francisco vacation

SAN FRANCISCO — I blinked, and just like that, my San Francisco trip was over. I have had a lovely time being with my family out here. Talking with them, and laughing with them, and sharing memories with them. I always hate to go. This trip wasn’t quite long enough – as it never is […]