Pumpkin Spice Election
I don't like nutmeg. I do like elections. This column was originally published on October 8, 2020 in The East Hampton Press, but I forgot...
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Below is a collection of my Tilting at Windmills Column from The East Hampton Press and my other articles.
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Tracy Grathwohl
Sep 8, 20224 min
Four Weddings and An Epiphany
The saints wanted to have a word with me. In the past year, Mr. Hockey and I have been to four weddings. There was a post-covidian...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Jul 28, 20224 min
Peony Envy
Every so often, I like to whip out my peony pics. How’s your garden growing? We’ve got a bumper crop of hydrangeas here at Chez Hockey...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Jun 23, 20224 min
Smarter than a Second Grader
I've been thinking about the Equal Rights Amendment for the past 50 years. The highlight of my second-grade year was when a woman from...
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Tracy Grathwohl
May 24, 20224 min
Jury Duty Snow Days
I wanted to serve on a jury, but I ended up fixing a lamp. I was summoned to serve as a trial juror for the Suffolk County Courts the...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Apr 19, 20224 min
Better Out Than In
I finally had my colonoscopy and you can read ALL about it here! “Forgive me nurse, for I have sinned. It has been seven years since my...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Feb 19, 20224 min
I See London, I See France...
In which the reader learns about my nightmares. Let’s go back in time, forty-something years. My parents have just dropped me off at...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Jan 28, 20224 min
A New Beginning
My view at a concert. Last month, I went to see the rock group Genesis perform. It was a heady experience. I use the word heady in the...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Nov 23, 20214 min
What Are You Watching?
Mr. Hockey will watch something together, if there isn't a game on. I have become obsessed with television. I can’t wait to get to my...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Oct 21, 20214 min
We Have Lift Off
Targets are not equal. A few weeks ago, I did the craziest thing. Over 12 days, I flew 6375 miles and drove 1912 miles. I flew from New...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Aug 27, 20214 min
We All Scream... For Mac & Cheese?
I decree that ice cream shouldn't have chunks. For the first time in 26 years, the Village of East Hampton is without an ice cream shop:...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Aug 25, 20214 min
The Waiting Game
Will my dryer ever be fixed? The hockey pucks sometimes call me “bougie” because we live in a large house in the Hamptons with nice...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Jun 29, 20213 min
Turning Into an Ogre at Sunset, and Other Things No One Told Me About Menopause
I almost detonated my husband! Photo by Hush Naidoo on Unsplash By the time I was 52, I had experienced many of the common symptoms of...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Jun 29, 20216 min
Three Gardens, Three Gifts
David Arshram's "Venus De Milo" at Longhouse Reserve, Photo by Bill Grathwohl With our azaleas, peonies and hydrangea, there is always...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Jun 29, 20214 min
Pillow Talk
Only my pillow will do. After more than half a century of sleeping on my side, I pinched a nerve in my neck. I had to buy a pillow to...
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Tracy Grathwohl
May 27, 20214 min
Making Every Day Earth Day
Reuseable K-Cups can help. Happy Earth Day everyone! I hope you’re spending the day enjoying the earth. I celebrate by dancing around a...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Mar 11, 20214 min
Hitting the Wall
Staying hydrated is the only way to get through. We’ve done it! We’ve made it through one year of the covidian lockdown. What should we...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Mar 11, 20214 min
Forever in Blue Jeans
My first pair of jeans were Toughskins from Sears. My Calvin Klein, size none-of-your-business, “skinny” jeans were critically injured...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Jan 8, 20214 min
My Little Book of #Gratitude
I'm hashtag grateful. Last week, I was at my friend Marie’s house (I changed her name, so I don’t fully embarrass her) and on her shelf...
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Tracy Grathwohl
Oct 19, 20204 min
Pumpkin Spice Election
Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash When I set out to write one of these columns, I try to think of a subject that’s timely, relatable and...
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