by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 26, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
When the dark set in, I waited petrified as the white of light moved into night. I’m not sure when the fear came to me or why, but it coincided with my parents moving me out of a shared bedroom with my sister into the redone den. I’d read into the late hours, or I’d...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 27, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
I remember at age five walking in our new neighborhood with my 6 ½ year older sister. I had the idea of knocking on the neighbors’ doors and asking if they had any kids we could play with. Nothing like announcing yourself, taking a risk, and not even knowing it....
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 24, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
Even when you step into life, chances taken aren’t always the ones you expect. The milestones in our life seem to have a plan with rules and the normal roles expected of us. I’m one for structure but I need flexibility within it. How to say yes, how to say no, on what...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 27, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
My mother gifted me a cultured pearl necklace, one that sat just below the indention of the “V” of my neckbone. Round pearls, symmetrical, shiny with the promise of worlds that opened to my future. I accepted them with reluctance, that I hope I didn’t reveal. Pearls...
by Abbe Rolnick | May 26, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
The saying starting from scratch, reminds me of the time I baked chocolate-chip cookies and for some reason (adding too many eggs, or baking powder) what appeared from the oven was one large cookie. I renamed the product a chocolate-chip cake and it was delicious....
by Abbe Rolnick | Apr 27, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
Some experiences aren’t meant to be repeated. They exist fleetingly, absorb the mind, and are felt throughout the body. To chase after the calm or thrill is futile. Even as I try to explain the essence, words fail me. While on a backroad hike in the...
